I think it would be a mistake to reject Matrix outright. Even if it's not perfect, it would still be a good starting point from which to build something better. Besides, you don't have to replace Discord with the perfect solution, just with something that's better than Discord and where there's no company behind it that can steer it in a negative direction again, as happened with Discord.
erxam•1h ago
>just with something that's better than Discord
I mean, that's the entire issue. There's very little tangibly better than Discord. I like the idea of Matrix, but it's complete garbage in practice.
At least for now, the solution lies more in mass outrage and action rather than any technological migration. The post raises this and I think it's a good point.
erxam•55m ago
Also, the fetishism for federation has got to stop. It's only barely workable in asynchronous environments like the Fediverse, but on a live chat service it's ruinous. It's feels like it's half of what's suffocating Matrix.
skywalqer•19m ago
What about SimpleX? Is it good? Did somebody try it?
Saris•1m ago
It's basically a replacement for SMS, not anything near what Discord does.
RandomGerm4n•1h ago
erxam•1h ago
I mean, that's the entire issue. There's very little tangibly better than Discord. I like the idea of Matrix, but it's complete garbage in practice.
At least for now, the solution lies more in mass outrage and action rather than any technological migration. The post raises this and I think it's a good point.
erxam•55m ago