I spent multiple days setting up a matrix server, getting Livekit working and dealing with that abysmal dogshit matrix authentication system (MAS)

I joined a voice channel and something broke, I cannot leave it

That was six months ago, I was still apparently in that voice channel when I gave up and deleted the whole stack a week ago

All the clients I tried were a nightmare in their own special way :(

I really tried

It is a serious option. You were probably using a shitty client.

I would recommend Sable, as it’s very Discord-like. I’m sure others have experienced good clients with features perhaps more specific to an anime community.