Xe 

Matrix ain't it chief

https://xeiaso.net/notes/2026/dont-use-matrix/?utm_campaign=mi_irl&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon

Matrix ain't it chief

Watch arathorn get in the replies for this one.

Feb 12 at 12:05amWeb
Show threadXe Feb 12

https://mastodon.matrix.org/@element/110340953550548309

They work with cops in case that's a factor.

Element (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @matrix @[email protected] https://element.io/blog/the-online-safety-bill-an-attack-on-encryption gives an idea of our position. And no, there are no backdoors. Yes, we fund Matrix dev by selling encrypted messaging services to governments, which includes police: if you don’t like that then please feel free to use a different app.

Matrix.org's Mastodon
Show threadsnowyfoxFeb 12
.
Show threadJackie JudeFeb 12
@cadey I don't use matrix I use catgirl.cloud, which just so happens to use the matrix protocol but-
Show threadXe Feb 12
@jackie It's matrix enough
Show threadJackie JudeFeb 12
@cadey I'm quitting email because gmail is bad smh
Show threadtuːkmʌnˈdFeb 12
@cadey I’m getting a 502 trying to access this (or any other page on your site actually).
Show threadKelly SchultzFeb 12

@cadey imo there just isn't enough dev time on the matrix protocol and clients. I really don't want to go through the trolling period that happened last year again

I'll stay on it for FOSS stuff, but outside of it it's too janky

Show threadfogs Feb 12
@cadey Unable to decrypt message
Show threadvoanhcuocFeb 13

@cadey

> deal with the weird mental model leaps it's fine-ish, but the second you get anyone close to normal involved it's gonna go pear-shaped

For normies, federation model is hard to grasp. People expect services provided by the Internet. The old World Wide Web was one such service, it features a simple way to access information by savable address, and don't even need user to understand its decentralized nature.

Decentralization done right is more intuitive than federation.