Slack is based upon IRC. IRC is a free and open chat protocol that anybody can easily self host on the oldest hardware.
IRC is command driven and scary. Terrifying.
That people would pay thousands of dollars a year for vendor lock-in and that will abuse their privacy for a visually pleasing alternative is a quite a business model. It’s like targeting people with a history of abuse because you know they are exploitable and will eagerly fulfill your desires.
IRC is command driven and scary. Terrifying.
That people would pay thousands of dollars a year for vendor lock-in and that will abuse their privacy for a visually pleasing alternative is a quite a business model. It’s like targeting people with a history of abuse because you know they are exploitable and will eagerly fulfill your desires.