I remember having to install a gazillion chat clients, each with it's own peculiarities and it got fucking annoying. There were redundant connections galore wit

I remember having to install a gazillion chat clients, each with it's own peculiarities and it got fucking annoying. There were redundant connections galore with one person, but no guarantee that they would be available on all the services all the time, which turned into a chat whack-a-mole. Decentralization sounds great, but it can be a pain in the ass, sometimes. And if you've somehow managed to set it up to feel like it's centralized then 1) it probably is and 2) you've made it easier for someone to create a one-stop-shop which is centralized, built on top of your decentralization.