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Does anyone here use anything other than Discord for chatting? (mstdn.social)
submitted 2 weeks ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Does anyone here use anything other than Discord for chatting? What exactly and how much?"use" is the key word here, I'm interested in actual usage, not just the names of alternatives that I already knowBoosts are welcome. Thanks for answeringCC: @asklemmy#AskFedi #AskFediverse #Software #Privacy

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[–] 5 points 2 weeks ago*

I've never really been a major chat user. I think that non-real-time forum-style systems like Usenet, Reddit, or the Threadiverse tend to lead to more interesting interaction.

The chat system that I've probably used the most has been phone group text messaging, with IRC or XMPP group chats coming in after that. One place I worked used AIM for a while, and people would use that to coordinate stuff or do water-cooler talk.

If I were going to pick one to use, it'd probably be XMPP, assuming that I could get everyone else to use it. Federated, variety of good native clients for different platforms, support for E2E encryption.

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