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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, "Matrix as IRC" with general interest rooms is an unmonitored cesspool. "Matrix as IM" for staying in touch with mates is doing just fine.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

But then what's the benefit to Signal? Just that it's decentralized?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Decentralization actually can be really powerful to give you a backup even if you prefer Signal; Signal's servers very infrequently go down, but when they do, you entirely lose that channel for an unpredictable amount of time.