Yeah, it was immediately clear based on the scoring that he was super biased toward Discourse. It’s not a Discord alternative, and had no place in that list at all.
Comment on Discord Alternatives, Ranked
neblem@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Not reviewed in this eval:
- DeltaChat (though would likely score similar to Signal with more points for decentralization)
- IRC
- XMPP
- Lemmy/PieFed/Nodebb (if he’s going to include Discourse…)
plz1@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I mean, it certainly is an alternative to all three morons using discord as some sort of forum for an app or similar. The same way discord is the worst for easily searchable info like a forum is basically the converse for discourse. And exactly the opposite for real time chat obviously.
He at least mentions outright it’s a forum tool. The real problem is having to include it because people misuse discord.
Kind of like anyone using SharePoint for anything. It’s not meant for it.
SparkleVoid@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Why is SimpleX not mentioned anywhere in the article or the comments here? I thought it is similar to Discord. Am I wrong?
neblem@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Looking at its Wikipedia entry, it looks like a reasonable alternative, I hadn’t looked into it before.
Have you had the chance to try it out?
Croquette@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Is SimpleX based on Matrix? I have this recollection that it is, but I don’t if it’s a false memory or not.
itsmistermoon@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Not a single reference to Zulip either
Personally, I really want Matrix to succed though, hope this discord diaspora (?) gives them enough push to smooth their problems.IronKrill@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
itsmistermoon@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
shit I meant in the thread, I get my comment was confusing
carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s literally the 5th thing in the article.
itsmistermoon@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
yeah my bad, I meant here in the comments, I was thinking of the thread more than the article itself
QuadratureSurfer@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Some other alternatives not reviewed: - Spacebar - TeamSpeak - Root