You wouldn’t want the Signal brand to become linked to it.
“I’m on Signal, would you like to chat there?”
“What, on the MAGA Nazi app, are you joking? Of course I’m not talking to you there!”
Ideally you want a broad spectrum of people.
I know it shouldn’t make a difference and people should base their views strictly on the technical and usability aspects of the app, but real life doesn’t work that way. Perceptions matter.
It’s not just perception, it’s mindless tribalism and it’s a form of bigotry in itself. It’s no better than doing things to “own the libs” or whatever.
And the irony, some express this attitude on lemmy, which unlike signal is an actual platform, not a chat app, and with tankie roots to top it off.
You wouldn’t want the Signal brand to become linked to it.
“I’m on Signal, would you like to chat there?”
“What, on the MAGA Nazi app, are you joking? Of course I’m not talking to you there!”
Ideally you want a broad spectrum of people.
I know it shouldn’t make a difference and people should base their views strictly on the technical and usability aspects of the app, but real life doesn’t work that way. Perceptions matter.
TBH this is why I’ve never used Telegram.
Telegram is a great piracy app tbh.
It’s not just perception, it’s mindless tribalism and it’s a form of bigotry in itself. It’s no better than doing things to “own the libs” or whatever.
And the irony, some express this attitude on lemmy, which unlike signal is an actual platform, not a chat app, and with tankie roots to top it off.
It is what it is, I suppose.
I wouldn’t go as far as saying it’s bigotry to dislike Nazis, but you do you mate.