Does anyone here use anything other than Discord for chatting? What exactly and how much?
“use” is the key word here, I’m interested in actual usage, not just the names of alternatives that I already know
Boosts are welcome. Thanks for answering
I switched to matrix some years back, but it was too much upkeep for my non-tech family and friends, so we mass switched to Signal. I never used discord, but I’ll date myself by saying I’ve used IRC, MSN, and Skype in the before times.
IRC is still relevant… at least for the olds.
Most of my channels are VERY low traffic, just occasionally catching up with people I met there 20+ years ago. But, the #xkcd (Slashnet) one is pretty active if you want to jump back in and actually talk to people.
Bouncer on the home server, hexchat on the desktop. I had some mobile client but I didn’t use it frequently enough to keep around.
XMPP
Gajim for Linux and Windows, Monocles on Android. There’s an iOS client that’s pretty good too.
I use this niche software called Lemmy, idk about you guys tho
never heard of it
Matrix, Fluxer, Stoat
I don’t talk to people. People are stupid. And seeing as I’m part of the people demographic, I admit that I, too, am stupid. So don’t talk to me. /jk
Mostly Signal with friends and Matrix for various FOSS stuff. I’ve installed Discord recently because a potential employer hosts their communication there
Signal and Matrix, never used Discord though
I replaced Discord with Fluxer and use it for all my gaming groups. Several hours per session weekly.
I’d love to use Fluxer, sadly I haven’t had luck with getting any of my friends to switch over yet.
Same. People just love to sit in the boiling pot.
Excuse me it’s called a hot tub. :3
Since I’m the GM of said pen & paper groups I didn’t give them any other choice but to move to Fluxer. ^^
Then they aren’t your friends.
Signal mostly, my circles know I’m chronically offline and thus not on big social platforms. The folks who don’t move to signal know my number and text/call me as needed which isn’t often or super sensitive because the rest of the conversation usually happens in person ¯\(ツ)/¯
ETA: I also have a couple contacts on Simplex, at their behest not mine. Not a fan of the voice/video quality to be honest but it’s fairly secure at least
Fluxer, Matrix, IRC and Telegram… each is used by different groups, so I’m stuck with all of them.
My college has a mandatory server that you choose your roles for every semester to enter your course chat, where you get your homework and reminders of assignments.
That sounds nightmarish.
I think its honestly a lawsuit waiting to happen. They make us use our full legal name. Someone is going to get stalked or a professor is going to start getting fresh with a student.
I’m using Sable which is a Matrix client and so far it has been great. I haven’t used discord in over a year now.
Telegram was growing the last time family/friends were looking for a change, so I have my tiny group there. It’s actually pretty good for our needs.
https://mony.world/ which uses federated Harmony - essentially a federated Discord clone - has been spun up. Feel free to seek alternative instances, I only know of that one.
I’ve never used Discord at all.
I use Telegram to chat with my wife, Facebook Messenger for a select group of friends, and text for everyone else.
I use Matrix through a couple of different apps. It works very well for the few communities I’ve joined there.
