• Beryl@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    It seems like a category error to compare email to Discord or Slack. The latter two are distinct companies and not protocols.

    • DanForever@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      You’re right in theory, but in practice the point is that email survives because it’s not a closed, proprietary protocol.

      Unfortunately I don’t think the issue is quite so simple. We used to have open chat protocols that were slowly strangled by big tech until only their solutions remained.

      I think the biggest problem is simply user apathy, if users cared more we wouldn’t have the whole US green/blue bubble problem

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          2 months ago

          Irc is still great. I feel there is more tech channels then social channels nowadays tho.

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              2 months ago

              Because it’s not as user friendly, but it could be. Things like KiwIRC or IRCcloud make it easier, but it could be more socially focused. Fuck if I had money I’d do so many things just for the fuck of it.