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submitted 2 years ago by Grail@aussie.zone to c/foss@beehaw.org

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Why are FOSS platforms like Matrix having such a hard time getting users to migrate from Discord? Because of PluralKit.

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[–] InfiniWheel@lemmy.one 75 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This seems like a rather really hyeprspecific use case than "the reason platforms like Matrix don't get as much traction as Discord".

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 40 points 2 years ago

Preach

(a) network effects (b) inertia (c) Matrix is still kind of a pain in the ass

Are all easily more capable to explain it (d) all the users are otherkin

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