Comment by tialaramex

Don't Stand Out.

When you say "Each user can choose a different notification service" you aren't enhancing privacy you are standing out.

When you say "Each group of users can have their own servers" you aren't enhancing privacy you are standing out.

So yeah, it's only for "total normies" in the sense that if you insist on standing out from those "total normies" that's a problem.

Signal is taking advantage of the inherent camouflage of crowds, once you insist on standing out that's gone and you can't get it back.