That sounds like an overloaded server. If you not willing to put up your own server, you might try a few of the smaller public instances.

There is only so much traffic the larger instances can handle, and right now it seems like everyone and every community is on only a handful.

Last I’d heard, even the NSA hasn’t been able to find an encryption that is quantum safe. And the some of the one they had found were broken using traditional computers. I strongly suspect that your messages will remain reasonably private for at least the next decade or two.

That’s about right. The matrix protocol, while quite big on protecting messages, is not quite so worried about the metadata. This can be minimized if both users are from the same server.

Whether the metadata leakage is important depends largely on your threat environment.

As for Signal not having anything to be able to hand over… I’m not sure I take them at their word. That may just be me though, I’m a distrusting bastard.

Sounds like you’re more loyal to your “boss” then “the boss” is to you.

I once gave my loyalty to a company. I was laid off 7 months later. Now it’s “You want my work? You’ll pay my rates or you can take your business elsewhere.”

TANSTAFL. If the load don’t pay, don’t haul it. If a job doesn’t pay enough, find another job. Or starve. Their choice.

Sounds like they are more devoted to the company in question than the company is to them.

The Teamsters seem to go on strike as.frequently as the US has a vehicle accident involving a fatality. It’s not news at this point, it’s business as usual.

As a truck driver myself, my only thought is, “Good, perhaps freight rates will go up again.” Otherwise, don’t care. What are they striking about this time? Not enough coffee in the break room? Vending machine out of Mt.Dew?

Seriously though, I’ve never (knowingly) met a Teamster who wasn’t a complete and total asshole. I am sure such a creature exists, just haven’t met them yet.

The Teamsters Union is the only Union of which I have an entirely negative view of. They make the UAW look like a bunch of really intelligent, well organized, team players.

As far as I know, there isn’t an account migration mechanism in Lemmy yet. I’ve heard (fourth hand at best) that it is in the works but hasn’t been implemented yet. You may have to do it the hard way. Copy, paste and search.

Drama surrounding the .ml TLD.

Honestly, I’m a little suprised lemmy.ml is still up. lemmy.fmhy.ml has already gone down. This was what lead to me standing up my own instance.