Emberleaf

SimpleX is great, but it needs to mature a little in regards to usability. The desktop app is abysmally slow, and the amount of memory it uses really needs to be trimmed down. If they manage to streamline these two things, I could see SimpleX becoming quite popular. I’m definitely keeping an eye on it.

I’d love to try The Outer Worlds! =)

Signal would be the best choice, imho. Next best would be SimpleX for android or iOS. The desktop version is currently not great.

They can’t scan chats that don’t exist. Time to make a switch, folks!

Another vote for Mullvad, here. It’s arguably one of the best VPNs out there and at 5 bucks a month, you really can’t go wrong. If you want cheaper than that, you have bigger problems than a VPN.

I’m not sure what you mean by ‘hard to load’. You find the model you want, you download it, then load it up to chat. What’s the issue you’re having?

I found this and actually like it better than Alpaca. Your mileage may vary, but they claim that it’s 100% private, no internet necessary:

GPT4All

I’m sorry you feel that way. I’m afraid I disagree, but I respect your opinion.

I dunno. Doesn’t seem like a big deal to me, but your mileage may certainly vary.

Why is this news??

Your parent keep bringing it up because your smell is offensive. They’re trying to help you learn the things that will help you get a job, or have friends, or go on dates. In short, they’re being a parent. Help them help you.