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by godelski 1386 days ago
> Different tools for different tasks.

Honestly this is how I see it, with the exact same split. Matrix = slack/teams and Signal = text messages/messenger/whatsapp. But I've seen quite a lot of passionate responses about how this comparison is naive because Matrix is a protocol and pointing to Element.

> In the real world, very few people need ever worry about metadata.

I disagree. Personally I'm not a fan of surveillance capitalism. Rather I think that people don't understand the importance of their data and how powerful it is.