↳ In-reply-to » If you like to suffer, you can read a report about trying out Matrix: https://blog.koehntopp.info/2024/02/13/the-matrix-trashfire.html I'm surprised that he didn't abort.

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Since I switched some family members over to FluffyChat (an alternative Matrix client), the headache has been reduced a bit. The default client Element has way too many buttons and options and submenus and what not for the average casual user.

And since I’m running my own non-federated Matrix server, I dodged many of the bullets described in the blog post.

The Emoji thing is really funny, now that I think about it. “Are they the same?” Haha, no, obviously not. But us nerds, we don’t even notice that this is a problem. 🥴 Reminds me of the different Emojis for „🔫“ (some fonts show a revolver, others a SciFi gun, others show a water pistol …).