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by bogidon 1617 days ago
I still have an iPhone for now (am waiting for mobile Linux to become just a little more mature) but I’ve turned off iMessage. When I get asked about how I can be reached by IM I tell people they can find me on Signal.

Been doing this for about two years and now ~80% of my personal conversations are over Signal. And most of these friends are not very technical.

I love my little successful rebellion against the walled garden. And it will make my eventual transition away from iOS much easier.

Just a somewhat related personal anecdote, sorry to deviate a bit from topic.

EDIT: Yes, Signal is centralized and I would have loved to use Matrix. But the clients are bad. Email me if you want to build a better one