SugarCatDestroyer@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoIt's scary to even say anything.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down112file-text
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minus-squareunrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 day agoSkill issue + Matrix exists
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 day agoSkill issue? Have you used discord? You might as well say why use Lemmy when Signal exists. It’s just not a replacement. Haven’t used matrix though. Is it encrypted? Does it have the forum functionality of Discord?
minus-squareunrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoYes, Discords features are needed for managing large groups. But for playing games with a small friend group none of the more advanced features are really necessary.
minus-squarenull@lemmy.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day ago Haven’t used matrix though. Is it encrypted? Does it have the forum functionality of Discord? Yes and yes.
minus-squarexpey@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoStill waiting for Stoat (aka Revolt) to kick in because Matrix is too complex to bring my friends over, and also lacks cool Discord features like bots
minus-squarenull@lemmy.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 hours agoMatrix definitely has bots.
minus-squarenull@lemmy.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoIt’s more-or-less a self-hostable Discord clone (but there are plenty of public instances you can join). There are also Matrix bridges that let you join chats on other apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc.
Skill issue + Matrix exists
Skill issue? Have you used discord?
You might as well say why use Lemmy when Signal exists. It’s just not a replacement.
Haven’t used matrix though. Is it encrypted? Does it have the forum functionality of Discord?
Yes, Discords features are needed for managing large groups. But for playing games with a small friend group none of the more advanced features are really necessary.
Yes and yes.
Still waiting for Stoat (aka Revolt) to kick in because Matrix is too complex to bring my friends over, and also lacks cool Discord features like bots
Matrix definitely has bots.
Thanks I’ll have to check it out.
It’s more-or-less a self-hostable Discord clone (but there are plenty of public instances you can join).
There are also Matrix bridges that let you join chats on other apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc.