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This is a non-technical group so the main concern I have is the same with Element vs Element X vs Fluffy vs ......

It's definitely tempting though, it seems to be by far the most flexible solution.

It's an effect of walled gardens that the communication method is conflated with the app. But people understand well that Outlook and Thunderbird is both just email. I think this analogy helps when explaining XMPP.

and to add to that, XMPP has extremely simple and familiar "WhatsApp"-like clients, so there's really not much of a barrier to entry. Especially if you join by a user sending you an easy-invite link (XEP-0401). All you have to do is pick a username and you are good to go.

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