"Alright guys, it’s time to leave Slack for a better alternative!"

Proceeds to migrate to yet another proprietary and centralized piece of software.

It happens again.

"Alright guys, it’s time to leave [insert software name here] for a better alternative!"

It happens again, again.

Clown moment.

It’s what’s going to happen. It’s what always happens. And on a side note, by the way, I guaran-fucking-tee you that it’s what’s going to eventually happen with Discord as well. I have zero doubt about it.

Do you know how to break the cycle? Use open-source software. Use standard protocols that aren’t locked behind some greedy corporation.

Why not take the features from Discord/Slack and integrate it into a new IRC or Jabber protocol?

Has anybody tried Revolt? It looks really cool. Like a proper open source alternative to Discord. But I never had the opportunity to try it with anyone, so I don’t know.