Well, yes - the hype train is the whole point, as they were looking for something more popular than XMPP. Though I would disagree with there being no need for

Well, yes - the hype train is the whole point, as they were looking for something more popular than XMPP. Though I would disagree with there being no need for reinvention - historically (and AFAIK unchanged) there are several real issues with XMPP [0]. The idea of XMPP appeals to me, but its complexity and UX are costly, whereas Matrix just works well and is easy to use, which hopefully will allow it to spread beyond tech circles. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10040848 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10040848