@danielskatz "My substack", because they honestly believe they have any ownership over it. Right next to "my Instagram" or "my Discord server".

@scottjenson @by_caballero Oh I'm aware. Encrypted messages will have to be supported by more than just Mastodon, so we're all in for that ride.

@scottjenson I think, given today's climate, encryption should be a priority over UX changes. My thought is not whether microblogging DMs should be encrypted or not, but simply if *any* kind of messaging exists that is not public, on any service, it should be encrypted. It's the sad world we live in now where services can't be trusted. Non-public messaging that isn't encrypted shouldn't exist. Should microblogging services be Signal? Not at all. But DMs already exist, so now it has to be dealt with. Simply telling users "it's not for private discussions" isn't enough.

@blainsmith It's a catch-22. I know I use DMs to exchange email addresses (or other messaging options) to take it elsewhere. So you're not wrong that microblogging shouldn't be a private messaging service, but it's difficult to take it elsewhere without that small first step existing where you already are.