Instant messages are cool, but we aren't quite there yet. How can we
improve on the experience?

[Smess](id:93cc723d-fb58-411c-a142-733325f6c6de)

[Chatting with Glue](https://a9.io/glue-comic/)
<https://knowingless.com/2017/05/02/internet-communities-otters-vs-possums/>
otters vs possums in internet communities
[Messaging](id:e918f9a6-acef-4f66-a197-30f5d50a4d09) [rebecca™ → Slack’s
threads are terrible for accessibility](https://becca.ooo/slack/)

# Products

- [Tox](https://tox.chat/)
- delta chat: Chat over the email protocol. Anyone with an email address
  can participate.
- WhatsApp
- matrix
- <https://signalboost.info/> messaging from grassroots organizations
- [Secure messaging, anywhere - Briar](https://t.co/D4zjE4i65j)

# distributed comments

comment in a different platform, link, they can be aggregated in this
way comments are distributed they are no different from allowing users
to delete comments