It’s better, but in practice seems to have ended up entirely controlled by Google

It’s insecure, can only handle small files, no features like read receipts or reactions. I can go on.

Very complex and inconsistent

Just a reminder that it is in the interest of the ruling establishment in both countries to keep their citizens mad at each other

yeah… it should

It’s honestly terrifying how much of a grip whatsapp has. People like to make fun of the US for being stuck on sms and imessage, but at least we’re not beholden to Zucc for our main communication

Well, my experience is the with the US market, it may be worse here idk, but here you go https://www.statista.com/chart/34197/share-of-us-respondents-use-email-providers/

Also I forgot apple

How much power is in the hands of the people and not a few companies?

That’s exactly what I’m talking about though. Google, microsoft, and kinda yahoo basically control the entire market. A few providers like fastmail fight over fractions of percent. Email today feel much worse than lemmy

Discord was just an example, I’m not attached to it. It could be signal or WhatsApp or matrix or whatever

I don’t know if this is a joke, but I do have a blog that I’ve been very demotivated to post on for similar reasons

They’re invite only places. Though discord does have public servers too now I think, generally you can’t just access them through the open web.

This is the way

The fact that email is at the top here is clear evidence this is not a good metric dude. Email is not decentralized these days

Except the devs don’t really want that many more people. It’s extra work for them

LET’S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO

Who defines “extremists”?

Good point. A sort of community service I guess

They do, it’s part of the tuition

I know a lot of people who bought teslas before musk became a full blown oligarch and feel uncomfortable about it

More accurately, “what’s his @?”