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BitChat will fail for the same reason [everything similar] failedwww.seriousaboutech.com/2025/08/bitchat-will-fail-for-same-reason.html
836 sats \ 18 comments \ @k00b 2 Aug tech
It is true that some of these apps have served a temporary service to people who needed to communicate without government interference. 
But all these apps suffer from the same chicken-and-egg problems:
  1. You need to download and install them before they become illegal, and before they are necessary. Most people are too lazy time efficient to be thinking so far ahead, and don't even have a go-bag in their home. 
  2. They only work if the person you want to talk to is also using it. And why would he? Other chat apps like Signal and Whatsapp work just fine, don't they?
It's not purely bearish. They suggest some ways they might succeed. I also think that lots of things end up working eventually despite lots of prior failures.
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240 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 2 Aug
I think those are fair concerns. And in addition to the person you want to talk to, there must be people in between you and them with the app running, appropriately spaced out.
I also can’t get over that my phone always corrects it to “bitch at”
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60 sats \ 0 replies \ @SwapMarket 3 Aug
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110 sats \ 0 replies \ @BeeRye 2 Aug
i like the model being paired with a broader connection. For example, think of a nostr connected messaging app (such as 0xChat) coupled with the Samiz bluetooth broadcaster and a local citrine nostr relay (other nostr apps).
With the above setup, you are connecting to relays and using the broader nostr network to communicate, but in the event that internet connection is gone or poor, you are running Samiz to broadcast notes via bluetooth using your local citrine relay as a backup. You won't really know which is being used (bluetooth or wifi or mobile) but itll use one of them. And you have the freedom to just use bluetooth in similar fashion to bitchat within 0xChat but you can push out to the broader network layer if you please.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @SwapMarket 3 Aug
I agree. Better buy a pair of Baofeng walkie-talkies for emergencies. Longer range, better versatility, digital channels can be scrambled. A lot more people will be talking over radio than text.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Car 3 Aug
Access to information is the upmost importantance in disaster scenarios. Old graybeards on hams would be the people I would be listening to personally.
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121 sats \ 0 replies \ @realBitcoinDog 2 Aug
Not the same thing but I thought bitcoin would fail until I didn’t!
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33 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 3 Aug
Has Meshtastic failed? This is the first I've heard about that.
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90 sats \ 3 replies \ @Car 2 Aug
Maybe its just the old texan guy in me but I was always taught when shit hits the fan use reliable technology. Best to start learning this stuff now for the citadel.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 2 Aug
My local science club has a class on Ham radios. I thought about taking it just for the fun of it
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Car 2 Aug
If you do, that channel recommends these but DYOR Boog!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @LibertasBR 3 Aug
I certainly intend to learn how to operate radios. Thanks for the recommendation.
Speaking of reliable and citadel. Do you know Meshtastic, do you think it's a viable option for off-grid communication?
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcoingecko 3 Aug
The idea of sending not only text but also Bitcoin without the internet is really exciting. I'm cheering for this decentralized tech!
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Fabs 2 Aug
I don't have a go-bag - yet -, but I definitely fantasize about having one.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 2 Aug
I’m sure you can make one :P
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs 2 Aug
Maybe I already am... 👀🚨
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69 sats \ 0 replies \ @d680ecaa8e 3 Aug
Every app needs to be downloaded in phone is wrong approach, some apps use case is for one or two times and occupates place for nothing.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @LibertasBR 3 Aug
It certainly won't be a success and the second reason is the clearest for me. The important thing is that it is a viable and optional tool in specific environments, crisis situations or even a niche app, something like a select club.
I'm looking to set up a mesh network via Meshtastic and lora devices, the range is much better. But if there are more options like bitchat they are more than welcome.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 2 Aug
How many stackers downloaded this app? Some days I want to but other days I’m like why? No one else will use it with me
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