I gave element / matrix a try recently. It’s a very different use case, as (AFAICT) it does not support multi-channel rooms (or whatever you call it). The closest analogue would be WhatsApp / Telegram / Signal.
Also, multi device login is wonky as hell, took me 20 mins of repeated attempts to get it working.
Using discord or self-hosting matrix/XMPP is a false dichotomy. One can join the already established servers available for either protocol.
I gave element / matrix a try recently. It’s a very different use case, as (AFAICT) it does not support multi-channel rooms (or whatever you call it). The closest analogue would be WhatsApp / Telegram / Signal.
Also, multi device login is wonky as hell, took me 20 mins of repeated attempts to get it working.