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    Never again (lemmy.world)
    submitted 9 months ago by renzev@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    [–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    Yes, this exactly! I still cannot fathom how Discord took off. It offers literally no advantages over forums, and introduces some massive disadvantages.

    [–] voxelastronaut@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    It took off because it was objectively the best catch-all communication option for gamers at the time. It's still the best option for certain use cases like that, but I'll never understand why people prefer it for projects, troubleshooting, updates, etc. It seems incredibly lazy and unserious to me. And the current Discord mobile layout is absolutely horrible, making for a totally miserable user experience.

    [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

    I hated back in 2015 when people were leaving other communication platforms for the lesser option of Discord

    Even today Discord still doesn’t have directional chat and you can’t be in multiple calls at once

    At least mods help mask all the other missing features

    [–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    Discord didn't, and still doesn't, require a download. Easier for people to pick up and easier to use on locked down computers.

    [–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 9 months ago

    This. Whatever can be used on devices without admin rights, such as work or school devices, for "free", will get picked up by normie worker drones and college students and minors in droves.

    It's been pretty handy in a lot of ways, but yeah I do hate what it's doing to indexable information and it's only a matter of time before it goes for IPO and suddenly gets way worse seemingly overnight...