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f936eeb9 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @f275d986 tye point tho is not to force people to use this, but to have an option for those who want to use it. Ultimately this could connect Signal users say to XMPP users or others as well, if the same protocol is supported by many platforms.
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38140620 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @771c7916 Choice yes, but not some shady one forcefully created, developed just now pseudo-standard, controlled by known for being very untrustworthy, user data hungry corporations. Besides we already have few open sourced, fully functional, tested, audited, proven to be safe and free ones. So, why not use them? Why yet another new one? Why adding another point to the whole big fragmentation of the communicator market? This doesn't make sense to me at all.
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f936eeb9 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @f275d986 if say the Signal protocol is used, that is completely open, and everyone knows what is shared or exchanged (and not) within it?
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38140620 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @771c7916 It is not a matter of what of them we should use, but a matter of wise choice. Education is a clou here. A proper, honest, true one. Lets educate the people instead of creating yet another bs app/protocol. Lets spend resources we have on this topic and lets wait a while for some decent effects.
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f936eeb9 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @f275d986 it is beyond choice tho - the EU ruling has mandated interoperability for Big Tech Gatekeepers, and WhatsApp is one of those in the EU.

It's a known fact that the network effect basically "prevents" most people leaving one network for another. Although many don't get effected by the network effect, unfortunately it is the majority who are.
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38140620 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @771c7916 Well, if you only pay attention on the others what they does l, what they choose, how they live etc, you would be able to do anything on your own way. I never did that, so I can choose freely as I want, as is good for me personally. People should learn that. Otherwise they never be really free. That's a part of education, I was previously mentioned about.
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f936eeb9 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @f275d986 very true, but as I pointed out about the network effect, it is called that because that is how the majority of people operate - they stay where most of their friends are.

I've moved to some of the best private networks around, but not a single one of my friends is prepared to move there - I've had one try a network and then they disappear. For a messaging network to be popular, it needs users friends there too. That's just life.
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38140620 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @771c7916 Yes, I know that. This is also called a crowd psychology which causes a very simple and efficient as well effects if properly maintained and done. That's why people are doing so.