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Do you know a better alternative that I can get my elderly parents and non-technical friends to use? I haven’t come across one and from my amateur POV it seems

• lrvick 9mo ago
  Matrix.
• yunaflox 9mo ago
  XMPP, as Matrix is pretty much centralized, unless you're fortunate enough to register outside of matrix.org. Both xmpp.org and jabber.org is no longer open for registration.
  • Arathorn 9mo ago
    only around 35% of the publicly visible matrix accounts are on matrix.org…
    • nixosbestos 9mo ago
      remember when you agreed with me that it was maybe regretable that the Favorites space was removed in favor of a process that required multiple clicks? and now it's months later and Element still has this redesign shipped, with every single one of the original flaws mentioned, still present. I think Matrix has a lot of smart people involved, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but dear god, are you hiring for a TPM, by chance? Every, single, time I have to go "Home" -> "Expand" -> "Favorites" to do what used to take one click, I lose a bit more faith in Element/Matrix. Though, y'all did finally fix the notification sound that made me want to kill myself every single time it violated my ear drums. Only took.... 4 years? for that?
      • Arathorn 9mo ago
        What were meant to be fast-follow fixes to the new left panel after it shipped in September ended up getting starved out by deadlines for paying customers, frustratingly. The work is happening now however.