Discord was already succumbing to enshitification. Now with their intention to be owned by Wall Street, that trajectory will certainly accelerate at warp speed once the change of hands happens.

Anyone already get ahead of this and find a solid alternative?

Right now I’m on the fence between Element for Matrix, and Revolt. Both seem to have their pros and cons and I can’t find a clear “winner”.

  • acockworkorange@mander.xyzEnglish
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    22 hours ago
    • persistent IRC style chat rooms
    • virtual “servers” to organize said chat rooms, manage privileges, control visibility
    • integration with bots for all sorts of things (moderation, user welcome, dice rollers, etc.)
    • integration with games/music players/etc (I don’t use it but it’s very popular)
    • privacy and moderation controls
    • client allows fine grained notification controls
    • voice, video, and screen casting simultaneously
    • “server” templates: use an existing server config (roles, permissions, rooms, etc.) when creating a new server.

    That’s just off the top of my head.

    It’s enshittifying, but the value proposition is still hard to beat. I’m really hoping Matrix catches up with the feature set soon.