Signal is a step away from WhatsApp (meta) If you are using WhatsApp to connect with people then I think Signal is an improvement on this.
I agree with you there are so many options to choose from and none of the enhanced privacy ones have any critical mass outside of privacy circles.
The future has to be non phone number tied / non identifying communication. Whether that's Nostr or something else I don't know, maybe there will be an interoperable encrypted messaging standard that Signal etc will all move towards without identifiers.
Hendrix /
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2023-06-22 19:19:06
in reply to nevent1q…tqgp
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2023-06-22 19:19:06Event JSON
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