That's what I thought. The extra step of exchanging public keys can be challenging, and is inconvenient, just like with pgp. But nevertheless, it's a good thing to have for those few who really need it.
Unfortunately yes. PGP has issues with usability, but it is safe.
The idea was to create something fast, reliable, simple, easy to verify, and trustworthy. This is the first version, and a lot can change.
For our community, I think it is better to release something safe and discuss what to change in usability than the opposite.
With the core working properly, the goal is to develop UX even if it means changing algos, etc. :)
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