[r3bl]

Of course they can.

But, I feel like that the tools that promise to solve the same problem should at least have one drastic difference between them.

Kind of like social networks. Even though they all tackle the same problem (trying to keep us connected) each of them does it in its own distinct way.

I don't see any such feature here. They're tackling the very same problem in a very similar way. A bit too similar for me in fact. And since their target is a niche audience, I only see us having even more difficulties if Signal gets more and more alternatives.

[dontscale]

But you shouldn't condemn the developers over this. Arguably, there's not major differences between Colgate and Crest toothpaste, but having alternatives in the market drives innovation and keeps prices down.

[mchahn]

> should at least have one drastic difference

That's not how evolution works.