In short, the problem here is not that Signal ‘chose’ to run on AWS. The problem is the concentration of power in the infrastructure space that means there isn’t really another choice: the entire stack, practically speaking, is owned by 3-4 players. 11/

I saw this shortly after making plans to have coffee at 3:30pm. Good luck to us both!

I once watched David Brooks lose a fight over a twinkie against a vending machine. Minutes before boarding a private jet. He's got his own brand of folksy, that one!