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 i am still critical of simplex funding via village global  
 The "quantum resistance scheme" is the backdoor IMO. all of these protocols implementing them should be deeply scrutinized. 
 how so? 
 yeah, do you have any evidence or links on this? 
 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396510-mathematician-warns-us-spies-may-be-weakening-next-gen-encryption/

This article is sort of related to my thoughts, but mainly the question for me is:

Is Quantum computing a boogeyman created in order to give agencies a chance to restandardize encryption schemes to their benefit with undetectable backdoors?

I'd wager that the benefits of "quantum resistance" are outweighed by the risks that these backdoors will be implemented, until a quantum computer is actually proven to break these schemes 
 yeah man, I get a lot of heat defending this point to be honest with you. but thanks for bringing it to my attention initially

I try to present people with pros/cons and let them pick.  What is your favorite messenger then? 
 i like the non permanence of signal and session, but to be honest really enjoy the convenience of telegram. Pirate chain has a memo which I enjoy messaging in for zk messages, tho in theory it is still on a block chain for eternity. 
 molly > signal 
 hahaha dude if you get a VPS combo email, I'll accept pirate chain just to try it. 
 almost forgot one messenger. DarkFi's ircd is amazing, probably the most private messenger 
 for sure man, what distro did you compile it in? I had issues 
 arch and mint and Ubuntu studio all worked, make sure you do every step, sometimes its easy to skip one 
 kubuntu as well