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The method of communication is not the deciding factor. You will always be dissatisfied with it regardless of which mode you use because people themselves are disappointing.

I get weirdos adding me on XMPP from time to time. often it's Russian spammers. else I use it to talk to other nerds who care about XMPP and other open protocols like Matrix and ActivityPub
>>259846
t. used

>>259890
hmm that seems a bit better than the usual fare that seem to congregate on discord

my problem is i don't know anyone who doesn't use discord for their main mode of communication- i am not sure how to meet people who use the alternatives

>>260092
Fediverse users (Mastodon, Pleroma, GNU Social etc) are likely to be on IRC, XMPP and/or Matrix

>>260092
>>260103
Fuck troonverse

>>259846
The medium is the message

>>259842
Maybe pick who you want to communicate with and then pick a mode of communication?

I still use irc to this day. I setup XMPP for vanity purposes, but it's dead unless you're in an in-group.

umm i like snapchat!

Matrix/Element is basically a better non-retarded version of Discord. The biggest problem is getting your friends to hop over, but honestly I think if they don't care enough about you to make an account on a objectively better chatting program they aren't a real friend.

>>260310
>open-source
>decentralized
>tech toy
unfortunately matrix is full of trannies

>>259842
Used XMPP for years, it's great. Normal in Europe, almost everyone uses it.

>>260142
This is it.

I like jitsi for voice chat & screen streaming. not as "convenient" as discord but way more customization, choice, and transparency. dont have to fumble with "tags" and "rooms", if you don't want

>>259842
I use it /)

>>260104
Its literally full of cis lesbians and has nice instances like spinster.

>>260539
no way lmao

>>259842
I use it. I also use Matrix

>>260317
well if people don't join it'll stay that way…

Mumble is the best one out of all of these. I'm in a mumble server that is open to the public full of real old school internet types that are really good with tech. Years ago these guys somehow managed to get root permission for some software that was managing a grain silo. They figured out where it was and was just messing around with some settings. Two days later they checked on it again and the server was offline. We looked up news and apparently the grain silo fucking blew up. Mumble is really good for running OPs.

>>260539
There used to be a lesbian one too. I don't get the resistance to use stuff like this, imageboards are also usually full of troons and yet…

>>260104
>>260317
this is a very silly mindset to have that just cements male domination in these spaces

>>260539
who is spinster?

>>261236
spinster.xyz

>>260317
yeah literally anything decentralized and high-security like fediverse and element is for pedophiles

>>261167
>imageboards are also usually full of troons
thats why i only use crystal cafe kek

>>261279
cc is full of troons and moids too, like over half of the userbase is one or both