It seems that the author never heard of AirMessage Signald, Whatsapp Business API, Beeper or any of the malware infested clients for end to end encrypted chat apps.<p>Bridging is already happening today, the best we can do is ensure it happens in as secure a manner as possible, which is much more difficult when a closed platform is actively hostile to bridge users.
Good. The per-device message encryption UI/UX is one of the main reasons matrix/element sucks to use. Is it valuable? I'm almost certain. Is it a huge blocker for the average user? Yes.