A lot of people do actually. Lots of open source projects mention a dedicated matrix room/space on their project page for example. Regarding discovery: Can we presume you have used the ‘Explore rooms’ functionality of your matrix client? (Element has this).
You don’t. For me, it’s for friends and organisations and parties
So no one uses it for wider communities and meeting new people?
A lot of people do actually. Lots of open source projects mention a dedicated matrix room/space on their project page for example. Regarding discovery: Can we presume you have used the ‘Explore rooms’ functionality of your matrix client? (Element has this).