▲ 308 ▼ big list of selfhosted chat apps to meet all your friends on a real "server" (slfh.st) submitted 6 months ago by not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world 49 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -8 points 6 months ago (1 child) How did they get to discord in the first place then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago* (1 child) Because, shockingly, Discords user base is not made up of people hyper focused on tech and decentralization and open source software. It's mostly people who just want to play video games with their friends. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -5 points 6 months ago (2 children) Sure but it's not intuitive, it's a pain in the ass, yet there they are. They learned something new at one time, moving away from whatever they had before, why can't they again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] B0rax@feddit.org 16 points 6 months ago* (1 child) But the entry barrier is very low. Click on a link, enter a nickname and start chatting. It literally could not be any easier. This is different for all of the alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -6 points 6 months ago* Except when it isn't. Like the confusion of a name, claim a name, channels, requirements to meet some bullshit before you can speak, and chat in which area and all the while it looks really awful. I did basically the same thing with someone today, I sent them a link they clicked and we started chatting with Jitsi. Realistically the issue is creating the place to go, not the service itself. That is the more difficult part. permalink fedilink source parent [–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) If everyone else moved, they would too. But no one will, so they won't. Same as it ever was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -2 points 6 months ago Yes, just like how they got there in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago* (1 child) Because, shockingly, Discords user base is not made up of people hyper focused on tech and decentralization and open source software. It's mostly people who just want to play video games with their friends. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -5 points 6 months ago (2 children) Sure but it's not intuitive, it's a pain in the ass, yet there they are. They learned something new at one time, moving away from whatever they had before, why can't they again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] B0rax@feddit.org 16 points 6 months ago* (1 child) But the entry barrier is very low. Click on a link, enter a nickname and start chatting. It literally could not be any easier. This is different for all of the alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -6 points 6 months ago* Except when it isn't. Like the confusion of a name, claim a name, channels, requirements to meet some bullshit before you can speak, and chat in which area and all the while it looks really awful. I did basically the same thing with someone today, I sent them a link they clicked and we started chatting with Jitsi. Realistically the issue is creating the place to go, not the service itself. That is the more difficult part. permalink fedilink source parent [–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) If everyone else moved, they would too. But no one will, so they won't. Same as it ever was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -2 points 6 months ago Yes, just like how they got there in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -5 points 6 months ago (2 children) Sure but it's not intuitive, it's a pain in the ass, yet there they are. They learned something new at one time, moving away from whatever they had before, why can't they again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] B0rax@feddit.org 16 points 6 months ago* (1 child) But the entry barrier is very low. Click on a link, enter a nickname and start chatting. It literally could not be any easier. This is different for all of the alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -6 points 6 months ago* Except when it isn't. Like the confusion of a name, claim a name, channels, requirements to meet some bullshit before you can speak, and chat in which area and all the while it looks really awful. I did basically the same thing with someone today, I sent them a link they clicked and we started chatting with Jitsi. Realistically the issue is creating the place to go, not the service itself. That is the more difficult part. permalink fedilink source parent [–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) If everyone else moved, they would too. But no one will, so they won't. Same as it ever was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -2 points 6 months ago Yes, just like how they got there in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] B0rax@feddit.org 16 points 6 months ago* (1 child) But the entry barrier is very low. Click on a link, enter a nickname and start chatting. It literally could not be any easier. This is different for all of the alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -6 points 6 months ago* Except when it isn't. Like the confusion of a name, claim a name, channels, requirements to meet some bullshit before you can speak, and chat in which area and all the while it looks really awful. I did basically the same thing with someone today, I sent them a link they clicked and we started chatting with Jitsi. Realistically the issue is creating the place to go, not the service itself. That is the more difficult part. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -6 points 6 months ago* Except when it isn't. Like the confusion of a name, claim a name, channels, requirements to meet some bullshit before you can speak, and chat in which area and all the while it looks really awful. I did basically the same thing with someone today, I sent them a link they clicked and we started chatting with Jitsi. Realistically the issue is creating the place to go, not the service itself. That is the more difficult part. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) If everyone else moved, they would too. But no one will, so they won't. Same as it ever was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -2 points 6 months ago Yes, just like how they got there in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip -2 points 6 months ago Yes, just like how they got there in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent