cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17617609

They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won’t last. They’re going full Microsoft Skype mode and it’s only a matter of time.

    • @Kaldo@beehaw.org
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      Hope we get some comparable options yet, I only know of matrix and that one allegedly has tons of security and performance issues.

      • Can you list some security/performance/feature comparison between matrix and discord? I don’t have the need for these class of product, but I am trying to get the hype behind discord.

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          I don’t know about discord issues, the hype behind is it mostly that it’s free, very convenient, feature rich and can easily integrate bots. Its the go-to place to build communities nowadays.

          Matrix issues that I read about can be seen here https://telegra.ph/why-not-matrix-08-07 . I haven’t done my own research tho so I don’t know if all of this is (still) true

    • GadgeteerZA
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      61 year ago

      It’s often not the cost of the software, but the hosting costs, especially on a growing platform.

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        platforms can be peer to peer too, with maybe a cheaper to host tracker. i think its viable for a chat app, like matrix, for example.

        overall yes though, i wonder when lemmy is gonna start having these issues, its still mostly run by unpaid volunteers…

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          I think it’s why many decentralised platforms don’t want very big instances, and prefer them to split off into smaller federated sites.