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How do I transition my friends from Instagram DMs to Signal as a Gen Z individual in the US?

I just don't see it happening. Shit I have a hard time getting them to use god damn Whatsapp or Telegram (still bad but at least better than Instagram).

They are all iPhone users in the US so as you may expect they are too damn lazy to install another messaging app despite having Instagram Snapchat Tiktok BeReal and whatever shitty social media app that exists on the App Store.

For the love of god don't just say "you need bettee friends" 😂 cause let's be honest finding a privacy conscious person that you also can get along with in the US as Gen Z is practically impossible.

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  • You may want to give this a quick read before using signal

    https://dessalines.github.io/essays/why_not_signal.html

    I personally haven't verified the claims on there but I've been using a personal instance of Matrix for a while now and it's been working great.

    • This is straight up misinformation about Signal. The internet was made in part by the US government, so was Tor. You don't avoid using those, and it's very public knowledge that they were created with help from the feds.

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