Thanks for your thoughts.

I guess you see them as reputable – since they are sponsoring Monerokon?

To me, at first glance, it looks cooler than ol’ LocalMonero.

I would like more info on the vouchers.

What all can be done with them? What are their advantages?

This site looks soooo cool.

You would be right.

Whooa, easy there, champ.

I didn’t mean to trigger your hypersensitivities to strawman arguments with just one word in my title of the post.

If you actually read the body of the post, I was speculating on the nature of the psychological obstacle (which can easily be a “fear,” though obviously not in the sense of sheer terror). It could be the fear of change, or of too many apps, or of the reputation of privacy apps as being tools of wrongdoing.

People DO have a reason to try SimpleX – when asked to – but what are they afraid of (if I may use that word again)? And how do we get them to overcome their hesitation?

I couldn’t hear much more than 30 seconds.

I can’t take him seriously. If he doesn’t have the intelligence to understand the meaning of separating light from darkness, or separating the waters, then he’s either obstinate or retarded.

We could just as well ridicule anyone who mentions the sun setting, or that we’re seeing sheets of rain during a storm.

He opens himself up to be the object of ridicule.

Some interesting points there.

Do you find much success that way in converting normies? Or do you just let them norm and talk only to more sensible people? Or do you compromise?

I find it difficult when the normies are family members and close friends that I don’t want to ignore.

If only I had the magic “argument” for them!

Share if you have one!

I agree. But then why am I OK with having (and using) XMPP, SimpleX, Session, Signal, and Matrix? I have friends and family who prefer different ones, and that doesn’t bother me. Maybe it’s because I don’t chat with 100s of people on a phone? It’s never been burdensome to me using multiple messengers. But you’re right – I’ve heard that: “All my friends just use regular texting” or “FB Messenger,” etc.