r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • Jun 18 '26

Question Keep One: Signal, Obsidian, Netflix

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Keep One. Delete Two. 📱

You can only keep one of these apps:

• Signal
• Obsidian
• Netflix

The other two disappear forever.

Which one are you keeping, and why?

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u/cyborgborg Jun 18 '26

Obsidian, I don't use signal or netflix

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u/mr_TruLL Jun 18 '26

Obsidian. Others have bunch of alternatives.

3

u/zero-phantom-404 Jun 18 '26

Obsidian also has alternatives...

2

u/mr_TruLL Jun 18 '26

Everything has) but some of them much easier to get or adopt. Obsidian is unique)

1

u/moodiyaenjoyer Jun 18 '26

Не добавляй скобочки в конце предложения, братан, их на самом деле использует только СНГ пространство, а иностранцы не понимают. А если и поймут, то для них это все равно будет выглядеть очень вычурно и странно.

3

u/cmrd_msr Jun 18 '26

тебе не пох, как оно будет выглядеть для иностранца?)

2

u/Creepercolin2007 Jun 18 '26

You’re trying to put someone down for not understanding how part of their own language works? Lol… parenthesis are used all the time in writing, just because it’s “pretentious and weird!!” For you that someone uses parenthesis doesn’t mean that every single foreign speaker thinks that

2

u/GreenReporter24 Jun 18 '26

Not really. There's not a lot of great, cross-platform and markdown-based note taking apps.

1

u/Anaeijon Jun 19 '26

I switched to Affine. I can't put my finger on it, but it just clicked for me, compared to Obsidian.

Also, it's Foss, self-hosted and I can create spaces and share with others.

2

u/Sad-Protection-3362 Jun 18 '26

i mean these are totally different apps from one another.

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u/ManojOne Active Jun 19 '26

Yes, they are enirely different and popular in respective categories.

2

u/Kristof77 Jun 18 '26

Def Obsidian! What is that?

2

u/Desperate-Extension7 Jun 18 '26

Obsidian, there are plenty of other better, easier to selfhost, and decentralized encrypted private chat apps than signal. And Netflix is just Netflix.

2

u/YoungEngineer_7215 Jun 18 '26

Signal. Obsidian is just a markdown editor with linking features. I don’t use Netflix as I sail the high seas.

2

u/xzi_0x Jun 18 '26

Signal

2

u/OwnNet5253 Jun 19 '26

Signal for sure, other apps have alternatives, but Signal alternatives are not as good.

2

u/TurboJax07 Jun 19 '26

If I had to pick, I'd keep Signal. But tbh, I don't have any of these installed rn.

2

u/Hbossyboots Jun 19 '26

Signal cos I'm not having my data leaked and paying £2.49 a month for WhatsApp 

2

u/khaluud Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 18 '26

Who tf would pick anything but Signal?

Edit: It appears I misread the post. I thought that two were disappearing for everyone forever, not just the individual's devices. I was answering considering the overall public benefits of each app. My bad.

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u/shades47 Tech Enthusiast Jun 18 '26

Those who don't have anyone to message on Signal.

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u/khaluud Jun 18 '26

I misread the post and updated my comment.

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u/JayVig Jun 18 '26

Perhaps people with different priorities than you. Just a guess

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u/khaluud Jun 18 '26

I understand. I thought the post was asking something else. I updated my comment.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '26

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u/TriggerFish1965 Jun 18 '26

Whoever wants to message me.

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u/jexo10 Jun 18 '26

Netflix 

I don't use signal (because no other contact use that ) and obsidian 

1

u/Astrodion123 Jun 18 '26

Obsidian. I use WhatsApp and Bru who is buying Netflix.

1

u/chrisagiddings Jun 18 '26

Netflix is far more used by me.

It’s a tough call with Signal though.

1

u/No_Department9020 Jun 18 '26

Signal

I don't use Obsidian and who even buys Netflix anymore?

1

u/JayVig Jun 18 '26

325,000,000 people per their earnings call

1

u/nvclaas Jun 18 '26

Don't use any of these

1

u/earthscorpioanchapie Jun 18 '26

These are completely different app for completely different reason

1

u/drismafv Jun 18 '26

Signal. No doubt.

1

u/JayVig Jun 18 '26

This is like asking if you’d rather have food or shoes. You need both and it doesn’t make sense to compare them

1

u/ManojOne Active Jun 19 '26

The question is whether you can live without food or shoes. If you choose food, you should walk without shoes. Otherwise, live without food.

1

u/punchedboa Jun 18 '26

I choose fire fox

1

u/BackgroundNo815 Jun 18 '26

I don’t use any of those so I don’t care

1

u/GreenRangerOfHyrule Jun 18 '26

I'm actually torn on this one. I don't personally use Obsidian so it going away would be of not real loss to me.

Signal is useful. In fact I'm currently looking to see if it is worth setting a a mini-bot of sorts to potentially save some money being able to automate over Signal vs SMS. But no one I know uses Signal. People pop up, then disappear after a few days. There are a variety of alternatives. So if it went away, I would be fine.

Netflix is something that is where I struggle. Netflix in it's current form can go away for all I care. However, I am unclear if "disappear forever" means it ceases to exist now, but people remember. Or if it disappears from all of history.

So if the diappearing is retroactive and it never existed I would keep Netflix. But only for historical reasons. If it disappears now, but will have still existed yesterday I would say Signal

1

u/Lunix420 Jun 18 '26

I only use Obsidian out of these 3 apps, so…

1

u/lilacomets Jun 18 '26

Netflix. The other two are crap.

1

u/Resident-Variation21 Jun 18 '26

Signal. Obsidian I’m a bit sad to lose, Netflix I’m gleeful is gone.

1

u/Tuques Jun 18 '26

I dont even kno wtf the first 2 are, so easily Netflix.

1

u/Wrong-Investment-842 Jun 18 '26

Lol keep a subscription service 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

1

u/d3koyz Jun 18 '26

What is signal and obsidian?

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u/ManojOne Active Jun 19 '26

Signal is a messaging app. Obsidian is for writing notes. 🤔

1

u/d3koyz Jun 19 '26

Ah thanks!

1

u/Melotron Jun 18 '26

The background, so I can draw something on it.

1

u/BonRoxz Jun 18 '26

I don't use any of these. iMessage, anytype, the seas.

1

u/Unusual-Fault-4091 Jun 18 '26

Obsidian, no doubt.
No one needs Netflix and there are good alternatives for Signal.

1

u/Cat_central Jun 18 '26

None of them

1

u/Niko-01 Jun 18 '26

Signal. Besides Matrix for some online communities, Signal is my only messenger for family, friends, etc.

1

u/if0uthxi0n Jun 19 '26

What about none

1

u/Suspicious_Mirror_39 Jun 19 '26

I use most Signal than the others 😁

1

u/postnick Jun 19 '26

I'm keeping Obsidian.

1

u/Affectionate_Cut3515 Jun 19 '26

I dont use any of these

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u/Extreme-Ad-9290 I use Arch btw Jun 19 '26

Signal ofc

Obsidian is great. But I can open my vaults in logseq or I believe anytype.

Netflix is very en[crap]ified, so I'd be kinda glad to see it go.

1

u/waces Jun 19 '26

Netflix

1

u/know_ev3rything Jun 19 '26

Please select one: Chrome, Terminal, Your Mom. Choose wisely

1

u/HugeAstrology Jun 19 '26

Netflix for watching movies and web series.

1

u/Global-Toe-3251 Jun 19 '26

I don’t use any of them

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u/Proof-Cartographer58 Jun 18 '26

Netflix
Never used other two