Discord has integrated: -communities (as servers) -forums (as text channels) -direct messages -voice chat -video chat -private group calls This can all be used

Discord has integrated: -communities (as servers) -forums (as text channels) -direct messages -voice chat -video chat -private group calls This can all be used from their web-app. Their centralized server model allows people to join/leave calls at will, saves conversation history, and just so happens to give the company a great deal of data. It's all extremely convenient. I agree with you that Discord is abusive of its power, and I would much prefer to utilize a free-software solution. Unfortunately, I do not believe any communication software in the world, free or unfree, comes close to the value proposition of discord.