How do I get status if hear-me.social is down?Members of Mastodon server hear-me.social:If the server is down, how can you get status updates? Answer 1: If you are active on the “Threadiverse” (ActivityPub servers that are Reddit alternatives like Lemmy, Piefed, and MBIN), then please join !hearme_social@feddit.online from one of these applications. Or follow @hearme_social from a different ActivityPub application, like Mastodon, Sharkey, etc. The posts will go to your timeline.Don’t have a Threadiverse account? Try setting one up at feddit.online.Answer 2: Join the Matrix room: matrix.to/#/#hear-me.social:seIf you’re comfortable with Discord, you’ll find the Matrix user experience to be similar. Matrix is basically a distributed decentralized version of Discord with servers run by volunteers instead of a corporation.Don’t have a Matrix account? You can set one up at secure-channel.net which has information on signing up and where to get apps. Matrix is accessible from every OS and from the web.If I’m fighting a server issue, it makes me feel better knowing that I have a way to communicate information to people. Joining these also provides a way for you to discuss something related. Please consider joining one of these two solutions.Um. If you create “servers” on Discord, consider this:Discord collects a significant amount of user data, including messages, IP addresses, and usage habits for targeted advertising and other purposes. Matrix and #Jabber/#XMPP does not.Discord is closed-source; Discord code cannot be independently audited for security vulnerabilities or backdoors. Matrix and Jabber are open-source, allowing for community review and improvement.Discord is centralized. Everything flows through only their servers. They own your data and your accounts. Matrix and Jabber/XMPP are decentralized.Discord is another billionaire owned social media application, so you are not important to them. They will take from you whatever they can.So, you might consider using Matrix or Jabber/XMPP in place of Discord.