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by firefoxd 2999 days ago
I see a lot of "just use X instead."

Unfortunately, unlike the old chat protocols, switching to any other platform means convincing your contacts to use a new platform. They like you and all, but that means they also have to use a special app just to talk with you now.

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It astounds me that something as simple as talking to people is in some ways objectively more difficult now than it was in 1990.

What the hell are we doing?