Is anyone *actually* using simplex?

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No, because it's a honeypot and now riddled with censorship

Could you please explain more?

I would like to know more too! I’ve got it installed but never used it much.

EXACTLY. Its all hype, no marketshare. Not working.

It never worked very reliably for me and no one I talk to regularly uses it.

I use it daily 👀

with whom?

A small handful of Family, friends, business contacts, one group that a Nostr fren shares stuff to, etc.

I acknowledge it doesn’t have a large network effect but I like some of the technical features it has like no set identifiers.

Are you using it daily?

Yes, I do use it daily so definitely want to know if there are documented vulnerabilities

Understand.

The main reasons I'm not using:

(1) Not working well and across devices (maybe early)

(2) No marketshare (as in, no one I know uses it)

- worse, I tried to convert my network, it didn't work so my friends really don't want to try again!

(3) Desire to make Nostr STRONGER

So that's before I would even get to analyzing security issues.

Remember, the biggest vulnerabilities are NOT technical, they are social and legal. If there is an NGO/foundation, then you really know the head can be taken off.

I hear that. One group I used it with stopped because of the poor computer interface. You had to have the app and the software open at the same time and not just linked.

I'm optimistic, BUT, I'm way more optimistic on Nostr and the speed of innovation here, experimentation and high quality core of people cranking.

Totally inspiring.

As I say often, the problem is WITH ME.

I have not really even got started yet...been working on the healing process since the day found out my best friend was executed:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassel_Khartabil

#RealTalk

10 years enough to rest.

Citation needed.

What?

Sorry, replying to Lux, who said it's honeypot, so I'm asking for the source of that info.

I have it installed but have no one to talk to. I whish we could use simplex quality messages with nostr npubs for contact discovery

Yes.

But all my anonymous accounts would say "no".

WOW, but the nofications come sometimes weeks late etc

I don't have notifications turned on. but when I did for a little they seemed to work?

I mainly use it for group chats (where I wouldn't want notifications anyway) for some Tor services and other communities.

So you have a group of peers that also use it?

Yep. I only know one of them IRL, but others from Nostr and everyone else are basically just nyms from various cryptoanarchy projects

I use it

Who with?

Nostr women group

WHAT? You are using it for Nostr chat?

Perfect example that that should be working on Nostr

Can't flotilla or chachi or 0xchat do this?

nostr:npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn nostr:npub10td4yrp6cl9kmjp9x5yd7r8pm96a5j07lk5mtj2kw39qf8frpt8qm9x2wl

The purpose of the group is something else. Things we want to talk about amongst ourselves that we don’t want to post on nostr.

But if you had a secure group chat based on Nostr, would you use it?

Yes!

Great feedback

Yes.

How do you use it?

I've got a group message with a bot I made.

I have very limited contracts I do message 1 on 1.

Me

Yes, to shitpost with old friends

#YESTR

I’ve used it plenty of times to fulfill orders from The Bullish Shop. 🫡

https://bullishspace.pages.dev/shop