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It's not decentralized and e2ee is not implemented.
Matrix only partially has e2ee and its e2ee is time based and breaks under high latency
Sometimes a public utility doesn't need to be decentralized to function effectively
then let me introduce you to IRC
Then Mastodon are not for you either. Nothing is stored encrypted there.
Mastodon is not a real time chat
Nope, it's not. But Revolt and Mastodon share the same gimmic: no encryption. Why (as far as I know)? You can install these 2 on your own server, making you own your data and also handling the data. E2EE will not be important in that case (according to me). However, encryption (not E2EE) are important in any service.
Revolt and Mastodon aren't even in the same ball park.
Nope, I know :) I just stated the encryption likeness between those 2. If the user don't like and refuse to use Revolt because it's not E2EE by default, then the user would have the same oppinion towards Mastodon. That's all. Nothing more.
Also just to clarify, we do think e2ee for direct messages on Mastodon would be awesome. Maybe unlisted posts, but I'm not sure how that'd work. Still, like they said, Mastodon is a public-first platform.