SugarCatDestroyer@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoIt's scary to even say anything.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1156arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkIt's scary to even say anything.lemmy.worldSugarCatDestroyer@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareramius345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up16·20 hours agoUse something like signal instead.
minus-squarenull@lemmy.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoUntil the government demands that Signal turns over the keys too.
minus-squareunrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours agoNot really possible, Signal doesn’t have the keys to turn over. Governments only option is to ban Signal.
minus-squarenull@lemmy.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours agoRight, which means you won’t be able to get your friends to switch to it.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·18 hours agoSignal really doesn’t have all the features Discord has though.
minus-squareSparroHawc@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoThat’s why you use Discord for friendly chats, and Signal as a side channel for anything political.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-214 hours agoYeah I use both to be clear. I just don’t see them as alternatives to one another. Though I do use discord for some political stuff. I like to do legal resistance in public to normalize it and reduce the fear. That’s how they control us. Signal is for more confidential stuff :)
minus-squareunrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-217 hours agoSkill issue + Matrix exists
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-216 hours agoSkill issue? Have you used discord? You might as well say why use Lemmy when Signal exists. It’s just not a replacement. Haven’t used matrix though. Is it encrypted? Does it have the forum functionality of Discord?
minus-squarenull@lemmy.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 hours ago Haven’t used matrix though. Is it encrypted? Does it have the forum functionality of Discord? Yes and yes.
minus-squarexpey@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoStill waiting for Stoat (aka Revolt) to kick in because Matrix is too complex to bring my friends over, and also lacks cool Discord features like bots
minus-squarenull@lemmy.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoMatrix definitely has bots.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 hours agoThanks I’ll have to check it out.
minus-squarenull@lemmy.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours agoIt’s more-or-less a self-hostable Discord clone (but there are plenty of public instances you can join). There are also Matrix bridges that let you join chats on other apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc.
Use something like signal instead.
Until the government demands that Signal turns over the keys too.
Not really possible, Signal doesn’t have the keys to turn over. Governments only option is to ban Signal.
Right, which means you won’t be able to get your friends to switch to it.
Signal really doesn’t have all the features Discord has though.
That’s why you use Discord for friendly chats, and Signal as a side channel for anything political.
Yeah I use both to be clear. I just don’t see them as alternatives to one another.
Though I do use discord for some political stuff. I like to do legal resistance in public to normalize it and reduce the fear. That’s how they control us.
Signal is for more confidential stuff :)
Skill issue + Matrix exists
Skill issue? Have you used discord?
You might as well say why use Lemmy when Signal exists. It’s just not a replacement.
Haven’t used matrix though. Is it encrypted? Does it have the forum functionality of Discord?
Yes and yes.
Still waiting for Stoat (aka Revolt) to kick in because Matrix is too complex to bring my friends over, and also lacks cool Discord features like bots
Matrix definitely has bots.
Thanks I’ll have to check it out.
It’s more-or-less a self-hostable Discord clone (but there are plenty of public instances you can join).
There are also Matrix bridges that let you join chats on other apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc.