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> I really think they should have put more thought into the timing of this decision; a lot of users are going to be upset and will suddenly start to realize tha
by jonathankoren 6y ago
> I really think they should have put more thought into the timing of this decision; a lot of users are going to be upset and will suddenly start to realize that a single company has a monopoly on their online social life (this may seem like an exaggeration, but it feels quite true to me colloquially, especially if you're a younger US male and/or play video games).
What? I have never used Discord.
If you think that a company has a monopoly on your social life, that's on you. There are lots of chat services There's even gasp email, and double gasp group texts.
The problem here isn't that we need a new decentralized system, the problem is that people are too lazy to use the decentralization we have today.
- throwaway3699 6y agoEmail is not comparable to Discord... Teamspeak and Mumble are dying because everyone moved to Discord -- and all the professional meeting solutions are awful. What should I use if it's so easy?
- jonathankoren 6y agoTFW you complain about a player being dominate, and then immediately refuse to use any smaller rival because they aren’t dominate. WTF? Get over yourself.
- throwaway3699 6y agoI don't choose which platforms communities and friends move to. I have limited agency in this situation and exercising that is pointless due to network effects. I'm not annoyed about dominance, I'm annoyed about monopoly abuse.
- jonathankoren 6y agoWell that’s the crux isn’t it? You want to complain, but declare yourself helpless in the face of multiple options. You’re the problem here.