Comment by nine_k
6 hours ago
Open protocols are great. The software in question is OSS.
But this software is not for expanding the audience, it's for limiting it, and their exposure. Much like Tailscale is not for extending your network with more nodes that can freely join, but for limiting it to a private subset you trust.
This project looks great and I wish them luck. I'm just lamenting the fact that we still haven't solved the really big problem with Slack-like chat apps.
The Tailscale analogy isn't quite right because there are no real network effects involved. Most of Tailscale's utility exists even if no one else uses it.
Slack is only useful if your friends, coworkers, or partners use it. Same with Discord, and even open source alternatives for the most part.