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You don't have to like it, but how is Element not mainstream-focused in its objectives?
by Ericson2314 6y ago
You don't have to like it, but how is Element not mainstream-focused in its objectives?
- dexwell 6y agoElement looks and feels more like a replacement for Discord or Slack than WhatsApp or Messenger. My intention is to build an alternative to the latter two in terms of UI/UX. Something your grandma could use, like Signal, but decentralized and with features like quote replies and message editing. The goal would be to build a beautiful, private, secure, delightful instant messaging app that happens to run on Matrix, rather than building a Matrix client period. It’d still allow power users to do stuff like federation, but would by default abstract techie/Matrix concepts like homeservers, rooms, and encryption keys.
- Ericson2314 6y agoThe "IM" part through me off, as I don't associate that with "sms style" as I might call Signal or WhatsApp.