Signal, WhatsApp, shitcoins
Now that Signal is bundling a shitcoin and everyone is saying “b-but I just convinced like all 127 of my friends to switch from WA”, I feel I need to link this article again: Whatsapp and the domestication of users
Sequel: Keeping platforms open.
Platforms covered across both articles:
WhatsApp
Firefox + the Web
Signal
XMPP
Email
Matrix
(briefly) programming languages
Recognize the potential consequences of getting everyone on a platform before you make recommendations.
Reblogs welcome.
Signal, WhatsApp, shitcoins
@Seirdy
I was always skeptical of Signal. It's bandwagon following, it's weaks stances on operation, the trademarking and licensing...
But it's corporate-y and has a logo. So normies flocked to it. All too easy.
