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by _bxg1 2697 days ago
Very few communication services are truly P2P; it's way more likely to have syncing issues and is virtually impossible without at least a handshake. Even Signal, which does have syncing issues due to being mostly P2P, requires a server for the initial handshake.
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Especially on mobile, where you want to conserve battery life.