I really like the idea of creating a decentralized network that has a fair monetization model built right in, instead of relying on donations like the Fediverse. Crypto got a very bad rep, but this kind of stuff is exactly what it’s good for imo.

It also has some core features that are missing from other similar messengers, like multi-device sync. And lastly, the devs seem pretty capable and open as well. They are very transparent with their work and seem to have the right ideas about where things should go and which trade-offs to make. E.g. their reasoning for not using the Signal protocol seems solid to me.

So I’m hopeful, but time will tell if it all works out.

My opinion: it’s good. I would use it on a daily basis if someone would ask me to text on it with her. But I’d never ask someone else to use it because there are, in my opinion, better options like matrix and signal which I mandate people to use.

I wouldn’t see a reason to use Session over SimpleX

I use it for our family chat. It’s okay. The biggest issue is sometimes messages are delayed (up to half-an-hour at times). Other than that, it’s fine. It meets our needs.

The session developers are interesting. But I don’t recommend anybody use session.

They took the signal protocol, and removed perfect forward secrecy because they found it hard to implement.

That’s crazy.

Also all of the file transfers on session go through servers in Canada. Centralized.

I give them kudos for trying to make the network self-sustainable through their crypto thing, but they never found a way to actually monetize it, there’s no paper use, it feels like the idea is kind of dead in the water at this point. I would not recommend session for any serious non-experimental usage