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Why don't people here love SimpleXChat more? (simplex.chat)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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SimpleX Chat is an instant messenger that is decentralized and doesn't depend on any unique identifiers such as phone numbers or usernames. Users of SimpleX Chat can scan a QR code or click an invite link to participate in group conversations.

-privacyguides.org

It's clearly proving to be the most innovative technology when it comes to decentralized communication, in my opinion.

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[–] [email protected] 101 points 7 months ago (33 children)

SimpleX Chat Ltd is a seed stage startup with a lot of user growth in 2022-2023, and a lot of exciting technical and product problems to solve to grow faster.

Run by a VC funded for-profit company. That really should tell you all you need to know. Sorry, but no thanks.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (14 children)

Upvoted bc VC eventually means enshittifiication. But with xz getting back-doored recently, what is the middle ground that keeps these things sustainable financially and operationally?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (6 children)

People paying for what they use. It's that simple.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wonder what that looks like fleshed out a little, though. Is that a mandatory or voluntary payment? And by paying for what they use is that per message or per month like a subscription?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Mandatory? And per month or year. Younger people might not remember but WhatsApp was $1/year (at least in the states.)

There shouldn't be anything wrong with expecting payment to pay for servers, etc. If it's free then you're the product right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Threema.ch already do this. Maybe that’s the answer?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Maybe. That is a one time payment but i guess they make their money on businesses. I like it but it's not the slickest app yet.