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I'd use Matrix but the last time I jumped on all the chats were dead and the ones I had joined had all been spammed with CSAM.
Yeah, "Matrix as IRC" with general interest rooms is an unmonitored cesspool. "Matrix as IM" for staying in touch with mates is doing just fine.
But then what's the benefit to Signal? Just that it's decentralized?
Decentralization actually can be really powerful to give you a backup even if you prefer Signal; Signal's servers very infrequently go down, but when they do, you entirely lose that channel for an unpredictable amount of time.