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Uninstalled X, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit apps; installed Boost for Lemmy, Mastodon. Would be cool to try Matrix instead of Discord if the experience is the same. But my friends wouldn't switch based on ideology. π
Two things: the experience wont be the exact same because matrix is not a discord clone. It will be a mix of whatsapp, discord, fb messenger and imessage because its a drop in replacement for all of those.
Your friends dont need to switch. You can bridge all these services to matrix and have it all in one app. Thats the fun.
Very late reply, sorry...
I believe I tried to do that whole bridging thing but it was largely unsuccessful. Like, the bridges that were available didn't support certain things, like voice chat, or posting images, or what have you. At least I think Discord is better for talking. Facebook Messenger really makes me hurl.
No problem.
I can see how one would struggle to use these bridges. Theyβre not polished yet. Have you donated to the maker yet? Because people keep comparing stuff that people make for free in their free time to multi million dollar priducts.
We should all either put in work or money before we allow ourselves to judge these apps. I personally spend 1% of my income additionally to helping the development.
Oh, sorry, I didn't mean Discord is better than Matrix for talking. I meant it's better than Facebook Messenger for talking. I was judging Messenger, not Matrix. π I am definitely one to use and support free software where I can, even if commercial products are more polished. As long as all the functionality is there, I'm good. But in this case I couldn't get all the functionality I needed/wanted, so I just kind of gave up on it... π¬
I understood that. Sorry if that wasnt clear.
What Iβm saying is please (who can) consider asking and paying people for implementing this stuff.
For example: voice chat in discord (or any) bridges isnt implemented because it is a lot of work but it is doable.
Consider making a gofundme for paying someone to do it if you cant afford it yourself.
One reason why open source is far behind prorietary stuff (foss can be commercial, see nextcloud) is because people keep thinking anything in life is actually free.
There is no such thing as free lunch. If youβre getting free software it is because someone donated their time to make it.
In case of discord: make an issue on the mautrix bridges for example and add a financial incentive if you can so people can afford to make this for you. Good luck :)