Is this a joke?

    • UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I mean, you can banish it to a browser, a dedicated even if you really wanted to. Matrix is not exactly the most beginner friendly thing tbh

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        1 year ago

        matrix through Element is as user-friendly as discord 🤷

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          1 year ago

          I haven’t tried Matrix but I wouldn’t call Discord user friendly either 🤪

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          No, it’s not.

          Even for tech savy people the security settings (i.e. cross-signing and backups) are confusing and Element points you straight towards them, without sufficient explanations.

          Element is (impressively enough) also much more buggy than Discord.

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            1 year ago

            I find it actually pretty straightforward for a non-technical person. The default settings all work fine. The more complicated stuff is relatively buried.

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        1 year ago

        Matrix I feel is one of the better os for newbies You just send them towards element.io. Or at least that’s what I did with my friend, when I wanted them to switch

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      Is it, though? It’s intended to be a public forum either way. As the MPAA and RIAA should have learned, you can’t really keep a public secret.

      Using Discord just makes that transparent. You’re absolutely being spied on, instead of jumping through a bunch of hoops to give yourselves false confidence that you’re not being spied on.

      Sure. It’s an easy gotcha. But if you consider it a bit more it makes sense.