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   φ (fiore@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Feb-2026 08:09:43 JST φ

   wtf is an xmpp “story” are we for real

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Feb-2026 08:09:41 JST SuperDicq

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     @fiore@brain.worm.pink Many existing messengers have this feature so they made a XEP for it. I don't believe this XEP is accepted yet however.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Feb-2026 08:10:41 JST SuperDicq

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     @fiore@brain.worm.pink Of course clients can implement XEPs that aren't officially approved yet.

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     φ (fiore@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Feb-2026 08:10:44 JST φ

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     @SuperDicq my client just got it i think lmfao

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Feb-2026 08:14:54 JST SuperDicq

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     @fiore@brain.worm.pink XMPP has evolved far past just instant messaging. Many people are using the protocol now to make modern social software with it, which includes things like stories I would assume.
     
     While I primarily use it for instant messaging I don't think this is a bad thing. Modern software being developed using XMPP will make it stay relevant and also able compete with proprietary platforms. It won't stay in the past like IRC did.

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     φ (fiore@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Feb-2026 08:14:56 JST φ

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     @SuperDicq seems like an incredibly weird feature for an xmpp client to have ngl

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Feb-2026 08:16:21 JST SuperDicq

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     @fiore@brain.worm.pink But the chance of other people's clients receiving them properly will be lower of course.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Feb-2026 10:34:02 JST SuperDicq

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     @fiore@brain.worm.pink Many decent clients that support excellent encryption already exist for XMPP.
     
     As much as I like simple stuff you can't argue that objectively IRC is stuck in the past because of this decision. The userbase of IRC isn't growing.

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     φ (fiore@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Feb-2026 10:34:04 JST φ

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     @SuperDicq the one thing that xmpp needs to “stay relevant” are decent clients that support decent encryption , not stories , although sure im not opposed to them being there i just found it a little funny :P

     also irc isnt stuck in the past , its a simple protocol by design , and even the modern versions dont wanna change that , and that shows in the quality of the software written for it . irc is genuinely a joy to use even now

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Feb-2026 13:01:00 JST SuperDicq

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     @fiore@brain.worm.pink I personally think Gajim is pretty good, but at least we can agree that Matrix is not the solution.

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     φ (fiore@brain.worm.pink)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Feb-2026 13:01:01 JST φ

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     @SuperDicq omemo1 is fine but conversations not implementing the newer standard is holding everything back and it sucks . clients in general suck . especially compared to irc ones

     senpai is a joy to use . catgirl is a joy to use . profanity makes me want to punch thru my monitor . gajim is one of the clunkiest pieces of software ive ever used . dino is .. eh . conversations sucks . its all bad and i really hope it gets better because matrix is definitely not the solution to this problem