you can send messages to users on lemmy and reply back. but ig the instance owner can see them,thats why you use matrix and send your id to the user to chat with.
Comment on Is it actually healthy for people to have a place to confess things anonymously?
OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Can users talk to each other like with messages or is it like writing a letter in a bottle where there is no way to have a back and forth chat?
golden_king@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
humanobserver@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Right now it’s closer to a message in a bottle.
People can react or comment in the room, but it’s not meant to become private back-and-forth conversations between users.
OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ah ok, i like the message in a bottle style. I would think karma and other types of incentives for using the platform might defeat the purpose of it being a true and organic experience
humanobserver@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah that’s exactly the concern.
Once people start chasing karma or likes the confession stops being honest and starts becoming performance.
Part of the idea is to remove identity and incentives so the only thing left is the thought itself.