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TIL there is an fediverse alternative to Discord (matrix.org)

submitted 1 year ago by PopBobert@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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About Matrix Matrix is an open protocol for decentralised, secure communications.

Matrix Manifesto We believe:

People should have full control over their own communication. People should not be locked into centralised communication silos, but instead be free to pick who they choose to host their communication without limiting who they can reach. The ability to converse securely and privately is a basic human right. Communication should be available to everyone as a free and open, unencumbered, standard and global network.

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[–] Rokin@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like Matrix but it's far from Discord right now

[–] half@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a good thing. Discord is chugging its way through the last half of the Web 2.0 service to social media pipeline. It's a VC-funded multimedia enterprise extended around a novel technology core optimized for its original service offering, real-time voice/text. Nobody is immune to bloat, but because Matrix is a protocol standard, not an app, users have the option of sticking with minimal clients and servers that won't (necessarily) get destroyed by feature creep.

If you've tried Element and thought "ah, slow Discord," maybe have a scroll through https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/. I don't want to get off topic but all my favorite software is standard/specification-based.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I loved Discord back in 2015/2016. I hate it now.

[–] Anomalous_Llama@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Me and my boys have been using discord for years now to chat while we game and maybe stream what we’re doing just to each other.

Discord has added features and shit I suppose but I haven’t changed how I use it at all since I first started.