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New users; are any of you migrating to matrix/element too? Which rooms? (lemmy.perthchat.org)

submitted 2 years ago by ThePhoenixFire@lemmy.perthchat.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm down for more chat rooms, especially the alive and kicking rooms.

Which rooms y'all in, and roughly how busy are they?

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[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

so... is matrix like discord, but a decentralized version of that?

[–] ThePhoenixFire@lemmy.perthchat.org 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes.

Matrix (the most popular app is Element) is to discord What Lemmy is to reddit.

[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

cool. all set up!

[–] HenryWong327@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not really, it's more like Whatsapp. I don't know why people keep comparing it to Discord.

[–] Kierunkowy74@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because its default interface (Element, by Matrix developers) looks like Discord

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Still a ways off, to be frank. Matrix is first and foremost a room-based chat platform, like Whatsapp, Signal or Telegram. It gives you the option to organize channels into spaces and subspaces, but they still lack the cohesion and first-party-ness of Discord servers.

[–] Gnorv@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In Element (an app that uses Matrix protocol) you can basically organize yourself as in Discord. Rooms/Servers with subchannels that you can invite people to and distribute admin/mod rights.

[–] HenryWong327@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you do that? I have Element but all the chats I've joined are organised as single channels.

[–] Gnorv@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I guess it is up to the person creating the channel. There are "Spaces" and "Rooms". Spaces are the equivalent of discord "servers". But rooms can also be created outside of a space, making them similar to a group in Telegram/WhatsApp.