So far I really like it, anyone else using it? I’m really considering setting up the discord bridge and just using revolt

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    Honestly it’s just going from one bad app host (discord) to another that could be less bad but still has all your data (revolt). You can host your own revolt server but you won’t be able to join any of revolts servers. Matrix is just plain better for privacy and security. I do like to see more alternatives out there tho

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      The problem with matrix is that the standard isn’t standardized. Its constantly changing and the matrix server software is buggy

      edit: just to be clear I’m not saying revolt is better

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        Can you go into more depth about why this is a problem on the server side? On client side, I found a few clients that work well and its been easy breezy since then.

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          The problem is that synapse is very touchy. I’ve had issues with broken encryption and messages not going though

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            That’s like saying you can use email if you like living in the 70s-80s. XMPP is a pretty healthy and active project that is standardized like email and ActivityPub. I would consider XMPP pretty modern, especially considering its features, extensions, etc., as well as the numerous applications it is integrated in.

            XMPP is also used in very popular games, consoles, and clients.

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              I recently tried to register in XMPP. I found a site on the Internet with a list of servers and it took me more than an 30minets to register.

              You may ask why it took so long? The fact is that registration was closed on some sites. Some sites did not open through the browser.

              I managed to register on some servers, but messages to these addresses were not delivered (messages sent from these addresses also did not reach the recipient).

              Quick registration through the Conversations and Blabber applications also produced errors.

              (One of the problematic servers is og.im)

              In general, if you want to quickly register and start chatting with a friend without any problems, this may not work.

              I think one recommended server added by default to the application by the developer could solve this problem. (For example, like in Matrix, where you are asked to register with matrix.org)

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        You’re free and welcome to use encryption very frequently. Matrix also keeps a list of everyone who has read each and every message.

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        Such is life being on the internet, really.

        You couldn’t stop it even on IRC. At least here you can host your own Matrix instance.