cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17617609

They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won’t last. They’re going full Microsoft Skype mode and it’s only a matter of time.

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      3 months ago

      Hope we get some comparable options yet, I only know of matrix and that one allegedly has tons of security and performance issues.

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        Mattermost does most of the required discord features. (Pun intended)

        Is open source and is selfhost-able. I think there are some SaaS hosters if you need them too.

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      3 months ago

      It’s often not the cost of the software, but the hosting costs, especially on a growing platform.

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        platforms can be peer to peer too, with maybe a cheaper to host tracker. i think its viable for a chat app, like matrix, for example.

        overall yes though, i wonder when lemmy is gonna start having these issues, its still mostly run by unpaid volunteers…

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          I think it’s why many decentralised platforms don’t want very big instances, and prefer them to split off into smaller federated sites.