However, Signal has its own failings as well. From what I understand, it:
* Refuses to federate.
* Hostile to independent clients.
* Run as a one-man show.
That's not Facebook-bad, but it's sad that Signal is consistently exhibiting this attitude, meaning that it can't be a good basis for personal instant messaging going into the future.
If you don't, use something else. But using Signal is for sure a lot better than using Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp.
* Facebook refuses to federate.
* Facebook is hostile to independent clients.
* Facebook is run as a one-man show.
And everyone agrees Facebook is Bad(TM).
With no explanation as to why those points are bad, is it not the same as just saying, "Facebook and Signal both have websites, host a mobile app, and use the colour blue in their branding, and since everyone agrees Facebook is bad then Signal must be, too"?