bonifartius 𒂼𒄄 @bonifartius@social.cleverlibre.org

@thatguyoverthere @PublicLewdness @captainepoch
xmpp had about a decade to fix stuff like file transfers and develop shiny clients. once i had many people using xmpp, everyone switched to various shitty messengers when smartphones got big. many of those now happliy use matrix on my own server. if you don't like synapse use dendrite, it is rather good now. if you don't like element, use another equally shiny client like fluffychat or whatever.

@Pixificial @p @atyh @splitshockvirus @alcade point two pretty much nails it down. the last two years here in germany did really open my eyes to how the overwhelming majority of people will act if confronted by propaganda.

at one point the majority (>50%) wanted to inject me with something against my will - of course not by physical force, that wouldn't be "democratic". what people seem to miss is if you make everything verboten and add recurring fines of thousands of euros it's the same as putting a gun against my head.

when i look at the twitter accounts of colleagues i thought of as rational, they now appear as driven by fear and hate now. their minds totally destroyed, no sanity to be found.

so, yeah, point two fits the bill.

> Not being anonymous has its benefits. People see another genuine person, so they feel a more familiar and friendly vibe from you, it strengthens others' interest. It also shows your confidence over your activity.

i never really had this problem, i have spend so much time on the net that i can attach personal feelings to screen names. for example, i really _miss_ some people who disappear from here.

@p @atyh @splitshockvirus @alcade