This is a big part of why I stick with Signal. Not only does it still have the best feature set of private messengers (the good ones, at least), it also has PQE these days.

As much as I'd love to believe that, all it takes is for the government to close all on-ramps, figure out your wallet address, then go after you for that. That's why a lot of people like Monero: it takes care of that last part, but the on-ramp issue is still a problem.

Bitcoin is an improvement, for sure, but it's not perfect or flawless.

Hate to be the "erm ackshually" sort but Signal has had PQE for a little while now, so nah, Signal is safe from it. Some VPNs have the option as well, such as Mullvad.

SimpleX but BARELY. Signal is still king in my book.

In my experience, Amethyst works amazingly. The Primal app is also a solid backup option.

I've been saying this for ages but many don't want to hear it. I support Bitcoin, I hold a little myself (purely from zaps and a few random gifts, since it's very difficult to get any without KYC somewhere), but I don't use social media to talk delusions about how Bitcoin is flawless and fixes everything. I come to social media to talk about stuff that I find interesting, stuff from all aspects of my life.

You know things are bad when Nostr's Bitcoin community ended up turning my whole experience with Bitcoin sour, partly because people don't know how to talk about anything else.

I don't know if I believe they were designed for that purpose but I wouldn't be surprised if it'll be used as an excuse to push for KYC harder.

There are ways to validate genuineness, ways that preserve sovereignty and privacy... but of course, if it gives the powers that be an excuse to try to track everyone online, they're going to take advantage of it to the best of their ability.

I'm not Nostr only for a few reasons but I only use MeWe and Nostr on the regular. Twitter is only when I want to interact with specific people who aren't on MeWe/Nostr.

Yeah, I'm 98% positive it's AI. Don't like Zohran and I wouldn't be shocked if he's affiliated but this particular pic looks insanely AI.

Love Aves! I've been using it since Simple Mobile Tools was sold off, and I doubt I will ever change gallery apps again unless they do something similar and sell to an advertising agency.