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For the context of this thread, it's infinitely better to depend on Signal than to depend on WhatsApp.




The context of the thread was "deAmericanizing." Not "what's good or bad."

You must be joking :-).

I was saying that non-US office suites are good enough in terms of features, but people don't like to adapt to new things. WhatsApp vs Signal was an example where people don't want to use the better alternative, for no other reason than they can't be bothered to try it.

But even when talking about not depending on US tech, it is relevant: depending on open source US tech is a step towards not depending on US tech. The goal is not racism ("it's made by US people so I don't want it"). The goal is sovereignty ("if I depend on this, the US government can screw me").




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