Matrix ain't it chief

@Kehvarl@furry.engineer @cadey@pony.social

xmpp sucks, just like activitypub sucks, linux sucks etc. but we're poor and it's what we got, so better cook it right at least

@mook @cadey

All our options are the very worst options aside from the alternatives.

Just think, we could all be on plan 9 instead

@cadey I don't use matrix I use catgirl.cloud, which just so happens to use the matrix protocol but-

@jackie It's matrix enough

@cadey I'm quitting email because gmail is bad smh

@cadey I’m getting a 502 trying to access this (or any other page on your site actually).

@cadey imo there just isn't enough dev time on the matrix protocol and clients. I really don't want to go through the trolling period that happened last year again

I'll stay on it for FOSS stuff, but outside of it it's too janky

https://mastodon.matrix.org/@element/110340953550548309

They work with cops in case that's a factor.

@cadey Element is constantly talking about how many armies use them.

Do boots taste that good? Am I missing something?

@cadey And neither are IRC or XMPP…

And that's just considering chats, wait until people start asking where are the VCs in Matrix.

@SrEstegosaurio @cadey The simple answer is: no one wants to fund open source chat software. The only ones who are willing to pay for it are either militaries, or the germans.