IMHO the biggest problem with
#IRC was missing the native chat history and I kinda would like to have a simpler way to post screenshots etc. So I really like
#IRCv3 🤩
I don't have a real, serious opinion on
#Matrix,
#MatrixProtocol, tho. I've heard bad things about it and I personally think it's either a little buggy or really confusing. I've tried to verify new device and despite doing the emoji thingy multiple times it still was shown as unverified, so I was forced to do account reset… Except this one problem it works for me, and communities I want to chat with are there, so I'm using it.
But all of those protocols are just means to communicate with other people for me. I'm done with forcing myself to use something just because I think it is technically superior. People first, protocols next. But I would need really, really important people for me to use something closed-source, like Discord or something like this. I'm using
#WhatsApp, because it's where all my family and friends are, and I managed to move only a few people to Signal. It's problematic because they also have their friends and families, and usually I'm their only one contact on
#Signal, so over time they start forgetting about Signal and start messaging me on WhatsApp again… Network effect sucks 🤬
#messagers
"Signal is the same as WhatsApp, only in blue."
"Signal is the same as Whatsapp, only without human rights violations."
