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@LynAlden 1690241352

People convinced me to move to Signal, and then to Nostr.

Then they said Bluesky and Threads which I have resisted. I can't be everywhere.

Now they are saying Simplex.

I'm on Twitter, Email, Signal, Nostr, Whatsapp, and DMs.

Give me the Simplex case. Make this Herpes-adjacent name sound good to me. Is there critical mass there? Should my scrambled attention start to spend some time there? Tell me.

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Chako Chino · 147w

Does anyone know what will be the #nostr version of Instagram ?

BIT 🐳 ISH · 147w

I thought simplex was just encrypted messaging...? it's like saying you're moving whatsapp... wouldn't make sense. It's not an apples to apples replacement for twitter/nostr/bluesky/threads

An Capone 🌗 · 147w

Personally, I bullied my social bubble into using Signal. However I still have to hive out my number to headhunters, random acquaintances from dating apps, bars and so on. As of now, the critical mass is not there, but eventually it could solve the issue of having to disclose your phone number t...

twentyone · 147w

Build here on Nostr because your time and effort can’t be taken away from you if you say something that a centralized platform doesn’t like. Lyn you are a highly intelligent person bringing quality to the bitcoin space and world. Stay and speak freely. I and many others appreciate you

There is almost no case for *you* to 'use' simplex, although if you are already using a server for internal business or have a node its not a terrible idea for messaging. Simplex offers more privacy for DMs, the push is to integrate simplex into your "nostr app" so you don't even have to think abou...

Son of Vin 🍷 · 147w

LOL. Guessing radio tech isn't something you're into. Think the name comes from one to one radio communications. 🤷‍♂️

AJ Nobody ⚡🏴 · 147w

You could probably streamline: TwitterX for your normies and tradfi. Email for subscribers Nostr for Bitcoiners That's enough for now. Wait for the rest to shake out or develop a bit.

bitjoon · 147w

Herpes-adjacent 😂😂😂 Let the answer come to you instead of you trying to find the answer.

The captains stack: Bitcoin Nostr SImpleX The three amigos require no identity verification, technically

David Pinkerton · 147w

https://void.cat/d/SpWJN4vqhrVDn1bVh2ukWA.webp

Cool thing about Nostr is run your own relay https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr

primo6711 · 147w

Never heard of it

BaleNorge · 147w

Get a DNA testing for HSV

nostrich · 147w

https://t.me/+ChJIbHDshJU4MTI8

The biggest pro is no phone number is needed to use it

fiatbad · 147w

I love your content no matter it is found. I gravitate to Nostr because of how important decentralized media is. But I share your concerns about the constant competition. Wouldn't it be nice if every app, and every service just used Nostr to login, and all the world's communication was done via N...

Systemling32 · 147w

For me simplex fills an important gap because I don’t want to hand out my phone number to everyone so that they can contact me on signal. With simplex you can start messaging without sharing anything about your identity. Also you don’t have to trust Signal not to collect metadata.

Mike Staub · 147w

Too early for simplex

Simplex works great, I'd love to replace WhatsApp for it. Don't see any real advantage of WhatsApp beyond Battery usage. Biggest use case for Simplex is kids, need no Sim or phone number and has absolutely 0 spam cause nobody can contact you without you giving them link first. I guess criminals w...

Do check out https://www.securemessagingapps.com

proximus · 147w

Not yet. They are like a ghost town atm. Nostr is better!

remyers · 147w

So did they pick the name because of their technical architecture of one-way relays (simplex instead of duplex)? or the viral nature of the said named socially transmitted virus as an analogy for how people share their links to the app?

Big Barry Bitcoin · 147w

SimpleX isnt social media. Use it whenever you want to chat p2p or if there are groups you want to join. That is all.

brunodesmonts · 147w

What about telegram or discord ?

AFAIK it's the holy grail of cypherpunk privacy communication tool. nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 would have probably used nostr:npub1exv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9csm7d828 if it existed at the time.

Less than time · 147w

I am not technical enough to understand exactly what’s happening under the hood of any of those but from listening to people I trust I have built the following hierarchy for myself: 1. Simplex - for very infrequent messages to small select group of close contacts. 2. Signal - Daily general chat fr...

bennibtc · 147w

as far as I know (correct me if I am wrong) nostrdms + vpn: who writes who and how much = known to everyone pseudonymously, what is writen= unknown simplex: who writes who and how much= unknown, what is writen= unknown whatsapp, twitter, email: all = known to elon, zuck, bill etc and their s...

https://m.primal.net/HGmA.mp4

Derek Ross · 147w

SimpleX doesn't have large user adoption at this time, but it's private and decentralized communication. In that regard it's better than WhatsApp or Signal. I'm a Signal user, but trying to get friends and family to switch over and stop using Signal just for that one simple use case.

MartianX · 147w

Communication must be private, data must not be centralized. Signal has a centralized server and requires a phone number . Whatapps secretly records you. Simplex is totally decentralized, no phone and identity required. You can run your own simplex server, you can't do that with signal and whatsapp...

devsou.com · 147w

Guys, you need to understand the root of the problem. No matter what software you use, the hardware has to come first. I'm more worried about getting rid of Android and such sim cards.

PixelBob · 147w

I run simplex, however I haven't recommended it to anyone yet. Very low user base. Not sure how reliable/usable as a daily chat app for normies

richtig & wichtig · 147w

Check: https://securemessagingapps.com and rate the security 🟩=3 🟨=1 🟥=0 Results: 1. Threema = 85 2. Session = 79 3. Signal = 77 4. Wickr (Amazon) = 62 5. Element / Matrix = 59 6. WhatsApp = 34 7. Telegram = 29 8. Apple iMessage = 25 9. Facebook Messenger = 25 Threema over 11 Mio. ...

mosh✳️ · 147w

iMessage, Email, Nostr, Simplex and an existing everything app that combines (⚡️+Nostr+Simpex) called Flom.