alt Hacker NewsWhy doesn’t Signal have the same mindspace that these (imo) marginal apps have? It’s actually private. I wonder if people find it hard to use or something…
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lukeschlather • last Tuesday at 1:53 AM
Signal by design doesn't have moderation and server-side conversations, it's not suitable for large groups.
__turbobrew__ • last Tuesday at 12:48 AM
Signal doesn’t have channels (text, voice) which I think is a big one.
mbgerring • last Tuesday at 3:12 AM
It does in the Bay Area
Does Signal scale?
Until recently, I think the only way to join a Signal was to be explicitly added by a member. It doesn't have all the channels etc. of something like Discord.
It doesn't have enough mindshare by normies either. In San Francisco, my entire social graph was on Signal. In NYC, I'm the weirdo that uses Signal for everything. Most locals seem to only use it for things that they explicitly want to be private. Among Euro friends, only the ones with ties to the US/tech industry use it.