Honestly discord is where my friends are at but I would heavily prefer guided or revolt(leaning torwards revolt).

I tried matrix and honestly as my friend group’s primary server administrator/manager it’s moderation/permission system needs severe work for it to be a replacement for me. I feel bad about it cause it is a nice service, I love the bridge capability and everyone here hard pushes it but, I couldn’t use it in it’s current state.

edit: also just noticing that this post is months old, not sure how I came across it!