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If you're paying for discord nitro, consider paying for a hosted/managed matrix server instead (matrix.org)
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To make it clear to those who are misunderstanding: that's a list of companies that host matrix for you. They do it at a good price.

If you and your friends chip, it'll be a few bucks a pop per month to have your own private server with voice chat rooms and video chat rooms.

It's all opensource and contributes to the ecosystem. Best of all, no age verification because the data is yours.

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[-] gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

From everything I've seen matrix is not comparable to Discord, but instead like a slightly amped Signal. What am I missing?

[-] CreativeCider@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

But it is. I made the move with some friends. We created a space with some rooms for games and calls and some for memes and general shit.

Everything that discord does as well. If you don't care about the themes and personalisation of your space it is great and free.. And open source... And offers encrypted spaces

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