The perception of #Matrix chat on the Fedi seems to be somewhat divided, and I’ve never really understood why beyond the on boarding process?
I've been using it for a group chat for people here on the Fedi for a couple of years now and I’ve never had any big issues with it.
What do you consider a better group chat and why? I want to learn.
@Mrfunkedude Aside from encryption instability (which greatly varies between people), there's a lack of moderation tools for communities (Draupnir exists but not everyone knows about it, and it has its limits). There's also some animosity from the leadership. But still I'd say Matrix is a fair alternative to Discord.
@Mrfunkedude Same. I hosed my personal server after about 4 years because I am dumb and didn't make a backup before upgrading. Aside from that it was less drama than any other chat program I've used for that long.
The people I see who have a bad experience are on huge servers with hundreds of people and relay bridges to every chat protocol ever made.
Matrix is a good modern chat platform but it's no *lingua franca*
@Mrfunkedude
If you want the e2e encryption it can be quite a pain with key syncs and all. I've seen it cause issues when switching clients and people keep getting decryption errors on messages.
Signal is easier when it comes down to it, but you can't self host that, of course.
@steff that’s a well thought out response. Thank you.
Would you have any suggestions for something better in your eyes?
@steff I have interest from other people in my life that are looking for replacements for Discord. They need more than what matrix can provide, so I haven’t suggested that.
And I’ve suggested to them to try to stay away from corporate chat because they’ll eventually have the same issue that Discord is having.
But there’s just nothing out there that ticks all the boxes yet.
