One problem is that if you're not on the extremes, why do you need a new p2p chat app? If I have mainstream opinions then mainstream apps probably work just fine.

There's plenty of reasons to avoid the "mainstream" apps that have nothing to do with your political views. Decentralization, control over your own data, lack of intrusive advertising, informational hygiene, and privacy are good enough reasons by themselves.

One say you might say something controversial which was mainstream the day before. Fast times we're living in.

Not being supportive of blatant censorship is a pretty good reason for normal people

I'm a Sanders supporter and as Left as it gets but there is serious denial about the past 6 months of coordinated violence in major city cores from militant groups that claimed to speak for me. We have a problem with Big Tech and sectarian violence in this country no matter which way you look at it.

Thanks for this, from a friend on the other side of the political spectrum.

>even moreso his largely-White and not >particularly race conscious base of support

This is baseless and such a slap in the face to the massive Latino, Middle Eastern, and Asian constituency in the Sanders coalition who worked their butts off to deliver him multiple states. I won't engage with any comments designed to inflame racial conflict and have flagged your post.

As an insider do you see the current level of censorship from Big Tech to make the situation worse, better, or do you feel it doesn't matter?

More like anyone who's willing to condemn one extreme but not the other is almost certainly supporting the latter.