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[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago

That's what I use actually. Very nice, but just... Matrix makes more sense for the masses.

What does simplex do? Is it a P2P thing?

[-] amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

Matrix is definitely closer to Discord / a platform built for communities.

SimpleX is not P2P, as I understand it messages are forwarded through a random(?, at least varying) number of servers, so no server knows the sender and recipient. The main issue it attempts to solve is a complete lack of a persistent identifier. Your "account" does not have a single address you can be messaged on (you can create ephemeral ones). You can create a new identity for each person you message, meaning you don't have to trust the people you're messaging to keep your messaging account's 'identity' secure.

I also really like how easy it is to route through proxies (esp on Android)

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