@Catalyst_A Wow, thanks for sharing! That kind of deep commitment (spending months building a secure system for your comrades) is heroic work.

That effort matters, even if the adoption rate is low. That is a massive act of service.

Sounds incredibly isolating to have poured all that energy into a project only to have your social circle shrink right when you needed support the most, eh?

Here's the thing: You gave them a solution. Now, maybe the project is to create the secure space itself. You don't need to wait for an invite out.

Could you host a low-key, secure hangout night at your place (phones in a faraday bag), making the safe space the invite, not the communication method?

You did the hard work. Now, let the secure communication serve your well-deserved social connection.