turns out durov’s bullshit is bullshit. huh.
I’m using Signal because I still hope I’ll be mistakenly invited to USA’s strike plans…
I’ve been in Signal chats with Tulsi Gabbard’s staff.
And no ofc it’s not that impressive. They used the app during the Dem Primary campaign trail so all the campaign volunteers used it to coordinate.
Back then I thought she would be a charismatic Dem that could win against Trump – when none of the Dems (esp. not Biden IMO) seemed to have a chance.
Back then she was inclusive with her political rhetoric. She was the only candidate on either side whose primary message was:
Respect the other side as people, and try to understand their point of view
OMFG I wish I’d hear that from politicians more often. Or ever.
Please forgive me. I was like 9 years younger back then and Tulsi hadn’t gone MAGA.
although it’s interesting research, I think it’s a weak text if you’re even tangentially aware of Telegram’s bullshit narrative as it focuses on the wrong thing. the main point should be “this dude was caught lying on a number of occasions and throws out smoke-screens and FUD when confronted about super-simple stuff. therefore nothing that comes outta his mouth is to be trusted” which should’ve prompted a mass exodus from this bullshit platform a long time ago.
the way more important issue is the collective action problem of dumping this crapware - leave it for what?
I run XMPP and Matrix servers and use various clients, along with Signal. all of those things are fucking dogshit software, there isn’t one that can come close to Telegram’s UX. if you fell into a coma in 2014 and woke up now to Element of Fluffy or whatever, you’d think someone’s pulling your leg. this is what a decade of development looks like?!
Nice propaganda, from those who wants people to stop using apps that they can’t control.
