The countless matrix bridges[1] to Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, etc. that are actively maintained, together with dozens of Pidgin plugins[2] serving similar purpos

The countless matrix bridges[1] to Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, etc. that are actively maintained, together with dozens of Pidgin plugins[2] serving similar purposes suggests otherwise. Granted, I don't expect Pidgin plugins to be well maintained compared to the Matrix appservice bridges. But still, there is at least one protocol that bridges to almost everything, and that's Matrix. For several years I used Matrix as little more than a glorified IRC and Slack client. [1] https://matrix.org/ecosystem/bridges/ https://matrix.org/ecosystem/bridges/ [2] https://pidgin.im/plugins/?type=Protocol https://pidgin.im/plugins/?type=Protocol