points by yepyoukno 15 hours ago | 0 comments
Improbable. This technology does not have a stable client and is overrun by garbage.
Try vibe coding your own app that your family and friends would install, and have this as the background communication layer.
Good luck!
[–] bawolff 14 hours ago
[–] Arcuru 14 hours ago
I was convinced to move into the Matrix ecosystem because of the promise/focus on bridging it into other things. I was hoping the clients would improve enough to be usable.
I think that was 5 or 6 years ago, and I'm convinced the clients have somehow gotten worse. That may just be perception though.
I haven't bothered looking for new clients though since the 'vibe-coding era' has begun, maybe something else has come along.
[–] SoftTalker 14 hours ago
Some people are drawn to complexity and tinkering. Many of them work in tech.
[–] Arathorn 14 hours ago
what things didn't work, and what server & version of Element were you using?
[–] slipperybeluga 13 hours ago
I keep wondering how people are getting it working and are happy with it. My homelab runs like 60 services, but I gave up on matrix
Forget normal people. How are you convincing techies to use this. Obviously there are other open source E2E encrypted chat programs that are half decent, but i never understand how people are convinced to use matrix of all things.