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> WhatsApp, Discord Remember that WhatsApp is also Facebook. As for Discord... isn't it a gamer thing? > I think it's just fine for things like hobbies, class
by einpoklum 4y ago
> WhatsApp, Discord
Remember that WhatsApp is also Facebook. As for Discord... isn't it a gamer thing?
> I think it's just fine for things like hobbies, classifieds, and such
No, that's the point. If it's used for all of this stuff, then people "have" to be on it. Group interaction media _is_ part of the "infrastructure" of society.
- bowsamic 4y ago> As for Discord... isn't it a gamer thing? No, that's a common misconception. I use Discord all the time and none of them are about games
- TrackerFF 4y agoDiscord pretty much replaced IRC. I remember, 20 years ago, a lot of people used IRC for chat. I think SoMe and the various chat apps more or less killed off IRC as a popular platform...then discord came along, and filled the niche for gaming chatroom. Now people use it for all kinds of stuff.
- einpoklum 4y ago> Discord pretty much replaced IRC. Not in my personal experience. I see some pull to switch to Matrix, and some groups I know use Telegram (e.g. LibreOffice).
- NoGravitas 4y agoDiscord started as a gamer thing, but now it's the de facto default multi-user chat platform, at least for a lot of demographics.
- MisterTea 4y ago> As for Discord... isn't it a gamer thing? It is a general purpose web based chat similar to slack that was targeted towads gamers. Anyone can use it for anything. Think fancy web based IRC.
- throwaway2037 4y agoReal question: Is it possible to be banned from WhatsApp? I don't use social media networks at all (except LinkedIn for strictly professional topics). If I was banned from WhatsApp, or Line, or any other pervasive chat network, it would really hurt.