• GaveUp [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      Because nobody uses Signal

      Look, I’m literally a tankie and understand the merits of Signal. I use it myself for anything that needs e2e encryption like organizing protests

      But asking everybody else to download and use an app for just a single gc when all of their other chats are on other apps (that everybody else also already has) is far too demanding. Especially people you’ve just met and are trying to befriend

      Not only that, but college roommate gc do not need e2e encryption unless you want to run a trap house. There’s absolutely no positive of using Signal for this other than your own personal preference. It’s just a little too self serving. Downloading Insta is free and you don’t have to participate in Insta bullshit. I think even a Messenger account works since Meta implemented cross platform chats

      Now if they were asking for an iMessage gc and you have an Android then that’s fine to complain about because iPhones aren’t free and you’d have to replace your current choice of phone too

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        Not all unencrypted apps are equivalent. Not wanting to use something owned by meta under any circumstances is completely reasonable.

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          Not if you’re trying to meet new people at your zoomer college dorms

          It’s fine if this is a deal breaker for OP, they just shouldn’t act like it’s the generations fault lol

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        How do you install and use Insta without participating in Insta Bullshit? Im in a similar situation to OP and dont want this invasive cancerous tracking riddled stuff on my device. Obviously my solution has been to not install it , so far. But are you suggesting it Can be used in some sort of sandboxed / ringfenced way but where its msging still works?

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      any group chat is better than a dead group chat. we had signal group chats when whatsapp tried to share user data to facebook and would delete user accounts if they don’t comply within the given date. Once WhatsApp took back their decision,, the signal hype train eventually faded and the group chats became dead. It’s a shame but you can’t change the hive mindset of the majority of the people who don’t care about their privacy.