> Early in Signal's development they would add privacy features. Lately they have been adding social features.
This is intentional and relates to Signal's growth in the past few years. It's not "a hacker tool for nerds" it's "a friendly, easy to use chat app with stickers & voice messages (also strong encryption)."
IRC does one thing and does it well, and barely anyone uses it. The "clean technical vision" story isn't enough on its own.
This is intentional and relates to Signal's growth in the past few years. It's not "a hacker tool for nerds" it's "a friendly, easy to use chat app with stickers & voice messages (also strong encryption)."
IRC does one thing and does it well, and barely anyone uses it. The "clean technical vision" story isn't enough on its own.