Ah, I’m so conflicted about it though. I like XMPP more, but I’m not a programmer og a data dude. But I’m also not the average joe when it comes to tech and will use things that most people wouldn’t even bother to use because it’s too much hassle or whatever.

But by proper alternative, I mean that it can be used for a wider target group than just enthusiasts and old school people. There needs to be good clients, there needs to be design, branding and communcation work that works for people and can compete with whatsapp and telegram.

But with XMPP I kind of feel that it might be a too big of a stone to roll right. because there are a lot of old school people and there also is a lot of enthusiast level people who are kind of happy with how things are in a way, but there isn’t the momentum needed to achieve what element/matrix has done.

Matrix/element is done so that normal everyday people actually don’t mind trying it and using it.