I like Discord because its UI, customization ability (per $$ ofc) and the ease-of-use. I am not really keen on matrix yet. Seems clunky and slow. Revolt is seeming promising so far.

discord is absolute trash for me no matter where I use it but alas the network effect keeps me on it. I’m only there because all of my friends are there😮‍💨

ive tried matrix with fluffychat a while back but somehow it was a little intimidating to me. besides I prefer forums, especially with strangers. chats feel too personal lol

I wish I could start using Matrix for personal communication, but the fact that every friend and family member I have are already on Discord and the fact that Matrix has non-trivial technical hurdles immediately kills any possibility of using Matrix.

I think at this point, I only use Matrix to engage in a few community chats from time to time.

From a privacy perspective, I use and prefer Matrix/Element. I also admit that setting matrix up isn’t the easiest thing to do and could keep people from adopting it.

I’ll only accesss Discord if I can find a good third party app that respects privacy. On my computer I use Webcord for this, but I haven’t found anything similar to use on a phone.

I use Matrix with friends. I don’t have Discord account but if I will have to talk to a stranger or join a public chatroom I could make it, Matrix isn’t really suitable for rooms of hundreds of people yet, in my opinion. I hope it will change soon with the development of new clients and servers

I use Discord almost entirely to communicate with family, they all have it, and we have our own server just for family.

I happened to look at my Discord profile today. I’ve been on Discord for almost exactly 7yrs. I’m in several tens of servers, mainly gaming-related. Some of these are just Discords for specific games, other are for guilds/clans that I’m in, and I’m “required” to be in them (like for Eve Online).

In addition, my main friends group uses Discord. My brother (also a gamer) and I use Discord to chit chat with each other. Since us two were on there already, I convinced our parents to join us in a family Discord. Was way better than the Android vs iOS SMS/MMS texts we were doing before, which were terrible for videos and photos. And I tried to get my family on Signal; only my mom got on.

It basically doesn’t matter whether I like Matrix or Discord more (fwiw, I just created a Matrix account today today to see what it is). I and the communities I’m a part of, both IRL and/or online, are already on and invested in Discord. Like someone else said, Network Effect. I guess I could leave Discord and move to Matrix…but then I’m just sitting there by myself. Super useful for a communications platform.

I like discord currently but matrix is just far too inactive within the communities I have sought out from what I can see personally.

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