Re:Signal – An Ethical Replacement for WhatsApp
by jjav on Saturday June 21, 2025 @05:14AM
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> and lost a couple og long-distance friends in the process
This is sad, but also a reminder that nothing that matters should be tied to proprietary walled gardens. All of those are ephemeral.
Anyone I care to stay in contact with, I communicate via email. An open standard owned by nobody, so it cannot go away. My email has been the same for 30 years and will be the same forever. If you knew me in the mid 90s or later, you know how to reach me.
This is sad, but also a reminder that nothing that matters should be tied to proprietary walled gardens. All of those are ephemeral.
Anyone I care to stay in contact with, I communicate via email. An open standard owned by nobody, so it cannot go away. My email has been the same for 30 years and will be the same forever. If you knew me in the mid 90s or later, you know how to reach me.