Hate discord with a passion. I don’t know why all the “new-age” open-source projects are also moving to Discord as their primary forum. The search is abysmal, there’s no way to go back to previous postings in a sane manner.
I reluctantly use discord because some of my favorite application developers use that (Immich, Omnivore, Logseq) but it’s just a massive pain in the ass and every time I spend even 10 minutes there, it feels like I’ve spent hours looking into the dark mayhem, searching for a needle in the haystack.
Communities move to Discord because it is a catchment: you can set up a server for free on a moment’s notice, which gives you a place to hold a decent proportion of your community for continuity. The mod tools are also sufficient for basic use. You’re right that it’s not a replacement for a forum - terrible for archival and search purposes.
Social media, sucks huh? I honestly think that people are supposed to be meeting face to face, building each other up with empathy and seeking new experiences to share.
You know, the usual clickbait dream we get sold for every recession lol
Hate discord with a passion. I don’t know why all the “new-age” open-source projects are also moving to Discord as their primary forum. The search is abysmal, there’s no way to go back to previous postings in a sane manner.
I reluctantly use discord because some of my favorite application developers use that (Immich, Omnivore, Logseq) but it’s just a massive pain in the ass and every time I spend even 10 minutes there, it feels like I’ve spent hours looking into the dark mayhem, searching for a needle in the haystack.
Communities move to Discord because it is a catchment: you can set up a server for free on a moment’s notice, which gives you a place to hold a decent proportion of your community for continuity. The mod tools are also sufficient for basic use. You’re right that it’s not a replacement for a forum - terrible for archival and search purposes.
Microsoft teams and GitHub works just fine people. Maybe add on Slack.
It’s not rocket science, Discord is a bit hole for bots and crypto bros
Agreed, discord feels like it’s more for meme sharing and info graphics than actual long group discussions
Discord also excels for punitive struggle sessions where someone is chosen to be “it” and is then verbally beaten by a rotating cast for hours.
Social media, sucks huh? I honestly think that people are supposed to be meeting face to face, building each other up with empathy and seeking new experiences to share.
You know, the usual clickbait dream we get sold for every recession lol
It feels like digging through someone else’s IRC chatlogs in search of an answer.