According to friends in the cryptography space and from a cursory reading of wikipedia, Telegram is a shitshow compared to Signal.
It's one thing not to trust Signal. It's another to recommend alternatives that are far worse.
It's one thing not to trust Signal. It's another to recommend alternatives that are far worse.
People have other lives, most often online discussions go way past their due date (I actually like the fact that HN doesn't give you a notification when somebody replies to your comment).
It was a good discussion though, the placebo effect is fascinating.