amzd@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoHappy #GlobalSwitchDaylemmy.worldimagemessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1161cross-posted to: observances@midwest.social
arrow-up1161imageHappy #GlobalSwitchDaylemmy.worldamzd@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square82fedilinkcross-posted to: observances@midwest.social
minus-squareperfectly_boiled_pizza@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·12 hours agoI agree that Signal is nice, but I think the point here is that Delta Chat is decentralized
minus-squareHumanius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59·12 hours agoImo it’s already difficult enough to convince friends and family to use Signal. Delta Chat would be even more difficult to pull off.
minus-squareamzd@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 hours agoHow is it different? In my experience it’s easier as they’ve already heard of email.
minus-squareFundMECFSResearchlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·8 hours agoThe difference is signal has millions of users and most people have already maybe heard of it.
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 hours agoThe other difference is that promoting more and more obscure, useless shit ruins your credibility for when you’re trying to get them to Lemmy or Signal or Mastodon. Signal is an absolutely fine product and doesn’t need to be decentralized right now.
I agree that Signal is nice, but I think the point here is that Delta Chat is decentralized
Imo it’s already difficult enough to convince friends and family to use Signal. Delta Chat would be even more difficult to pull off.
How is it different? In my experience it’s easier as they’ve already heard of email.
The difference is signal has millions of users and most people have already maybe heard of it.
The other difference is that promoting more and more obscure, useless shit ruins your credibility for when you’re trying to get them to Lemmy or Signal or Mastodon.
Signal is an absolutely fine product and doesn’t need to be decentralized right now.