Comment on big list of selfhosted chat apps to meet all your friends on a real "server"

• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Because, shockingly, Discords use base is not made up of people hyper focused on tech that care about decentralization. It’s mostly people who just want to play video games with their friends.

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  • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Sure but it’s not intuitive, it’s a pain in the ass, yet there they are. They learned something new at one time, moving away from whatever they had before, why can’t they again?

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    • B0rax@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      But the entry barrier is very low. Click on a link, enter a nickname and start chatting.

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      • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Except when it isn’t. Like the confusion of a name, claim a name, channels, requirements to meet some bullshit before you can speak, and chat in which area and all the while it looks really awful.

        I did basically the same thing with someone today, I sent them a link they clicked and we started chatting with Jitsi.

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    • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      If everyone else moved, they would too. But no one will, so they won’t. Same as it ever was.

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      • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Yes, just like how they got there in the first place.

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