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Well, I don't take WhatsApp into account because people don't realize that is XMPP which is the main point I use to support my theory, what people know when they join every platform.
The additional features are something I put a secondary unless are strictly needed directly. Then I change main requirement as preference to set myself in platforms on that, and support the ones which doesn't fit the needs to get that, for example. This last thing would be what I call "put focus on fit the preference or the requirement".
We can use XMPP already though and, from it, support implementation of the faulty things. Maybe you could be in another platform meanwhile if some of the needed things are not in the XMPP platform yet.
And that in itself is a problem. People do want features, even if it is non essential to you or me. Our perceptions are irrelevant.
I use XMPP daily heavily, and find it great, but I happen to also be technologically advanced, so can navigate my way through any issues.
What you are thinking of as a minimalist approach sounds good on paper, but does not look appealing to the generic end users. Unfortunate.
If people are the problem, our focus should take that into account.
Maybe education could be our duty. I already do that at low scale to fix the wrong concepts some people have about things due to the faulty knowledge.
Education and awareness certainly is a foundation for educated masses. Good that the real goal is still known and pinpoint-able.
I didnt understand the second sentence. Which is the real goal?
Spreading awareness. This is what we must do, and keep discovering problems.