the tracha matrix has reminded me how inconvenient matrix can be in larger groups. In element it just feels so unresponsive and slow, almost inherently (I've used a number of homeservers, for seperating identites and whatnot, and it doesn't change that much). There are other clients, but the way that the e2e session verification thingy works, it always seems to breakdown (or there will be some feature that I want that isn't implemented). It just seems harder to jump in and start engaging, compared to IRC (which isn't without it's flaws), XMPP (OMEMO + Tor lets it do a lot of the same things as Matrix), or even Discord (bleh).

But the real reason I'm making this post is because the people on the tracha matrix chat are really cool, and as a message (not exactly) directly to them, thanks for that. Even if I mostly am a lurker there (hopefully I'll be able to change that, but "live chat with strangers" always feels a bit weird to me), it's great to see and particpate in those interesting, engaging, and heartfelt discussions.