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Hmm - as a frequent advocate for #Matrix and #Element, this is food for thought: マリウス.com/giving-up-on-element- Sigh. Seems that very few things in the world are as good as they seem, and many things are far less good (especially things built & run by corporations).

マリウス · Giving Up on Element & Matrix.orgThe Matrix.org network has great potential, but after years of dealing with glitches, slow performance, poor UX, and one too many failures, I’m done with it.

#Element und/oder #WhatsApp?

Wie überzeuge ich Familie, Freund:innen und Kolleg:innen?

Ich bin kein #Freund von #BigTech. Firmen wie #Microsoft, #Adobe, #Apple, #Alphabet / #Google, #Meta / #Facebook, #Samsung, … sind mir – zurückhaltend formuliert – s-u-s-p-e-k-t.

Ich hätte nichts gegen die oben genannten, würden sie einfach nur saubere Geschäfte machen: gute Leistung gegen gutes Geld, ohne all den inzwischen schon fast normal gewordenen Scheiss.

gnulinux.ch/element-und-oder-w

GNU/Linux.chElement und/oder WhatsApp?Der Artikel handelt von meiner Abneigung Big Tech gegenüber, von meiner Liebe zu Open Source, von meiner Motivation, WhatsApp bald weniger bis gar nicht mehr benutzen zu müssen und von den Vorteilen von Matrix gegenüber WhatsApp.

@element Why are you NOT transparent about where profits go? I'm worried about what Doctorow calls #enshittification : the steady decline of digital platforms as profit motives overtake user interests.
Ultimately, it’s about whether #Element is fundamentally aligned with the values that made Matrix matter in the first place. #stewardownership with its built-in transparency and community accountability, is the best way to ensure #Matrix remains a force for good in digital communication.

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@daniel What frustrates me the most about #Matrix is that Vector clusterfucked the client situation themselves. Having a de facto default, "go-to" Matrix client with feature parity across all platforms was one of the biggest strengths. Now we have feature split between two official clients. And the one they promote these days is still an unfinished beta. 🤯 It is absolutely mindboggling how you can screw up this bad.

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@Gauff 🇪🇺
I really would like to have a better understanding of the differences (not so technical, but also pros and cons) of decentralised messaging services, in comparison

The FAQ page at the "Quiet" wiki at

#^https://github.com/TryQuiet/quiet/wiki/Quiet-FAQ

has a section comparing #Quiet to many of the well-known messaging apps (#Deltachat and #Simplex are not part of the list; #Signal, #Matrix / #Element, #Briar, #Cwtch, and many others are).

#^https://github.com/TryQuiet/quiet/wiki/Quiet-FAQ#how-quiet-compares-to-similar-apps

The list includes centralized, federated, as well as peer-to-peer messengers. The language is respectful of all the other apps, and not very technical. For each app, it explains the implications in practice of technical design choices, and describes how those compare to Quiet.

You can yourself contrast the points made about all those apps to understand their differences.

@Signal @The Matrix.org Foundation @Element @Briar Project @Cwtch @Delta Chat