Do you prefer XMPP or Matrix powered apps as a discord alternative? (lemmy.fedioasis.cc)

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Do you prefer XMPP or Matrix, or are you using something else entirely?

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[-] bagelberger@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago

a chat app that has more feature parity with Discord than any other project, yet:

was supposedly built over the course of five years but commit history was squashed a couple months ago so there's no way to verify
was built entirely by one 22yo who hasn't yet graduated university
has confirmed LLM usage
already has a monetization plan very similar to Discord and has raised 300k in one-time funding on hype alone

all this to say, it's still an incredibly impressive piece of software, but the sus vibes are warranted

this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2026

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