Even for tech savy people the security settings (i.e. cross-signing and backups) are confusing and Element points you straight towards them, without sufficient explanations.
Element is (impressively enough) also much more buggy than Discord.
I find it actually pretty straightforward for a non-technical person. The default settings all work fine. The more complicated stuff is relatively buried.
Matrix I feel is one of the better os for newbies
You just send them towards element.io. Or at least that’s what I did with my friend, when I wanted them to switch
Is it, though? It’s intended to be a public forum either way. As the MPAA and RIAA should have learned, you can’t really keep a public secret.
Using Discord just makes that transparent. You’re absolutely being spied on, instead of jumping through a bunch of hoops to give yourselves false confidence that you’re not being spied on.
Sure. It’s an easy gotcha. But if you consider it a bit more it makes sense.
Holy shit you right. Its convenience I guess for newbies. But yeah thats really bad for privacy.
I mean, you can banish it to a browser, a dedicated even if you really wanted to. Matrix is not exactly the most beginner friendly thing tbh
matrix through Element is as user-friendly as discord 🤷
I haven’t tried Matrix but I wouldn’t call Discord user friendly either 🤪
No, it’s not.
Even for tech savy people the security settings (i.e. cross-signing and backups) are confusing and Element points you straight towards them, without sufficient explanations.
Element is (impressively enough) also much more buggy than Discord.
Newbies don’t need that when starting, and at least they will have a solid ground to work with.
I find it actually pretty straightforward for a non-technical person. The default settings all work fine. The more complicated stuff is relatively buried.
Matrix I feel is one of the better os for newbies You just send them towards element.io. Or at least that’s what I did with my friend, when I wanted them to switch
atleast use guilded
A chat program owned by Roblox Corporation is not my idea of trustworthy.
i personally trust Roblox
The well known child exploiting corporation?
Why?
Is it, though? It’s intended to be a public forum either way. As the MPAA and RIAA should have learned, you can’t really keep a public secret.
Using Discord just makes that transparent. You’re absolutely being spied on, instead of jumping through a bunch of hoops to give yourselves false confidence that you’re not being spied on.
Sure. It’s an easy gotcha. But if you consider it a bit more it makes sense.