And after profusely spitting on it, what do you suggest to replace it with?
Clickbait.
Because that’s the thing with these videos: they tear Signal apart, and then… nothing. No alternative proposed. And even when these people have one, it’s never something normal humans actually use in any significant number.
Signal isn’t perfect, I won’t pretend otherwise. But my actual choice isn’t between Signal and some hypothetical perfect messenger. It’s between Signal and Messenger, WhatsApp and Telegram. On that scale, Signal wins, and it’s not even close.
And no, my family and friends are not moving to Matrix. Getting them all on Signal was already a nightmare. I’m not going to explain homeservers and Matrix IDs to my relatives. If your alternative requires a tutorial to even register, it’s not a replacement, it’s a hobby for tech enthusiasts.
So yes, keep the pressure on the Signal Foundation, some of it is deserved. But until a better option actually gains mainstream traction, Signal remains the only realistic way to get regular people out of Meta’s and Telegram’s data
You clearly didn’t want to understand my comment