Shane's taking a sabatical ðïļ
Matrix: Federation is âïļ a feature
ðą Element Matrix app
ðą Telegram
Discord offers a very granular user and room control ðïļ
Mattermost has ð threads and channels
Matrix spaces are not as easily used as Discord's ð§Đ
The Synapse Matrix reference server ðð
⥠The nimbler Conduit Matrix server
Mozilla use Matrix ðĨðĶðŽ
FluffyChat iOS Matrix app ð°ððŽ
Telegram is domiciled in the UK and the Emirates ðĒ (via Wikipedia)
Telegram is not opposed to making money ðķ
Telegram's crypto effort was âūâŽïļ killed by the US Securities Commision (via Reuters)
ðē Signal messenger app is a viable alternative to Telegram
Green bubble/blue bubble explained by Marques Brownlee on YouTube ðĩðĒðŽ
Facebook ð stumbles (via The Verge)
Facebook is finally dying ðŠĶ according to this YouTube video
Apple's privacy rules will cost Facebook 10 biiiiiiilion ð°ð°ð° (via CNBC)
Facebook ð°ð°ð° likely dropped 10 biiiiiiilion on the Metaverse in 2021
ðïļ Ready Player One
Second Life ðŪ
ð In Snow Crash, the Metaverse was an ad-ridden dystopia
The bone spaceship scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey ðĶðĶīð
Apparently, you can still buy a discman on Amazon ðŋ
ð Reportedly, social media is designed to be addictive (via BBC)
VPS providers like Hetzner provide Wordpress ðļïļ