>I don't get why so many people tout discord as this god send of a service. It's definitely not perfect, but it's essentially the modern IRC - fast and easy to

>I don't get why so many people tout discord as this god send of a service. It's definitely not perfect, but it's essentially the modern IRC - fast and easy to spin up a server for any community, decent moderation tools, scripting via bots, rich media support, and continuity across different platforms. I definitely wish they exposed client apis and sanctioned 3rd party clients, but this is likely at odds with their ultimate business model.