Regularly, I use the following for near-realtime communications ("text messages”).
- SMS/RCS/iMessage (friends, family)
- Facebook Messenger (friends, family)
- What's App (friends)
- ActivityPub/Mastodon (friends)
- Matrix (friends, work)
- Discord (work)
- Mattermost (friends, locals)
I'm sure I'm missing some.
The fact that no one is allowed to make a single piece of software (for wide distribution) that talks on all of these systems is the kind of garbage @pluralistic often talks about.
Is it? I am not sure, that this is the big problem. Isn't it big tech which lock us in and wanted to keep us at their services. Big tech like Meta (facebook, whatsapp) oder risc capital raisers like discord? Is a open and easy to share internet possible which such players?
I doubt that. I would rather install 2 services like signal and mastodon to share my stuff than trust a single company driven solution. What do you think? @sean
Maybe we just differ in opinions what the bigger problem is but share similiar thoughts so I hope you do not see "bad vibes" from my point of view ;)
Sean Coates
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