Ask SN: Recommend best Matrix groups
39 sats \ 7 comments \ @nout 9 Jan 2022 bitcoin
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4 sats \ 1 reply \ @deleted231216 10 Jan 2022
Another good Bitcoin group: https://matrix.to/#/#Bitcoin:usethe.tools
Monero: https://matrix.to/#/#monero:monero.social https://matrix.to/#/#monero-punks:libera.chat
Privacy: https://matrix.to/#/#optout:monero.social https://matrix.to/#/#anonymity:matrix.org
Agorism: https://matrix.to/#/#cryptoagorism:halogen.city
Crypto Marketplace: https://matrix.to/#/#cryptomarketplace:matrix.org
Also try Schildi.chat. Its UI is easier to read than stock Element (chatboxes instead of paragraphs, message previews in the sidebar, organize your chats).
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nout OP 10 Jan 2022
Cool! Do you use any matrix spaces? Is that a thing?
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @Ras 10 Jan 2022
plebchat https://matrix.to/#/#plebchat:matrix.org
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nout OP 12 Jan 2022
Here are some more groups or spaces:
https://bisq.chat https://mempool.chat https://bitcointv.chat
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @thrown 10 Jan 2022
Most public matrix rooms were created by random people (unofficial) that just felt like "they should be here".
And the result is that there is no good activity in most of these places. Because there is no context for a real community. The rooms just exist in the ether.
Discord doesn't allow people to create public rooms without a context. Each "room" exists in a "house". The house has a clear owner. It has core family members. This is what creates good discourse and it's why public matrix rooms usually suck
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @deleted231216 10 Jan 2022
Many Matrix rooms have daily activity. It's also better than Discord or Telegram, since it doesn't require a phone number (many countries require KYC for sim cards, but SMSPVA.com and TextVerified.com sell anonymous SMS verifications for Bitcoin), doesn't require a physical smartphone for signup (although it's possible to bypass this with Anbox emulator), supports web, mobile and desktop (including Tor Browser), you can create encrypted group chats, and you can join your preferred server or host your own (censorship-resistant and no reliance on a corporation).
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nout OP 10 Jan 2022
I'm not familiar - how is Discord preventing people from creating rooms without context? Matrix now has Spaces, so I wonder if that's similar to "house"?
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