I don’t know if they still do it but they actively gaslight you into believing you have e2e even with peers you have not scanned the public key of.
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I get your point but E2E is independent from public key validation. Public key validation is basically being a bit more slightly sure that the E2E communication happens with who you think, although... It's never a guarantee. Keys can be stolen.
Stolen? That's a harsh term. We prefer "backed up to our cloud for your security"!