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We made the switch from Slack to Discord at Origin and have been very happy we did. Not only does it have better message history and fine-grained permissions, i

We made the switch from Slack to Discord at Origin and have been very happy we did. Not only does it have better message history and fine-grained permissions, it's far better designed for large groups of strangers on the internet vs. Slack which assumes that everyone knows and trusts each other.

intertextuality 8y ago
A big downside for discord is plenty of people already use it in their personal life. The last thing I'd want is mixing personal and business environments in the same app. Additionally, discord's fine-grained structure is great but takes time to set up. Slack is pretty painless, isn't it? Technically if you're working at the same company you wouldn't need such finegrained control, unlike with random strangers on the internet.
- microcolonel 8y ago
  I'm administrating Discord at my company, and we actively use these features to invite random strangers from the internet to our Discord, and figure out their roles from there.
- reustle 8y ago
  How is that a downside? I use slack for personal and business and there is a pretty clear separation based on community.
  - intertextuality 8y ago
    With slack it's on a per-workspace basis (I don't use the os apps). With discord I see every single server that I'm in. When I see a slack alert, on mobile, I know I have something that needs my attention, because I have most alerts off. With discord alerts, I know that someone has pinged me with a question or wants to go grab a beer or something, but it's not urgent. I enjoy separating my life/work like this, but maybe to others it won't pose an issue.
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