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I'm confused why you're confused. A discord is just a chatroom server. Click on the chatroom and type your message in the textbox and read other messages. It ha

by c3534l 4y ago

I'm confused why you're confused. A discord is just a chatroom server. Click on the chatroom and type your message in the textbox and read other messages. It has native support for things IRC didn't, like emojis, the ability to upload files, voice chat, etc. Maybe you joined a discord with too much traffic. But I'm in the most popular discord that covers my entire state and #general can go hours without anyone talking. If you think its too complicated, maybe you're over thinking things.

Gigachad 4y ago
I suspect a lot of HN users have some kind of willful ignorance where they mentally block themselves from being able to use the tool because they are upset about it being written in electron or blocking user bots. So as soon as they come up against the first uncertainty, they mentally shut down while a regular user clicks around for a bit, finds what they want and then moves on.
- TillE 4y ago
  I don't think it's an Electron thing, because you'll see the same kind of HN comments about not "getting" Twitter. In both cases I'm not really sure where the confusion lies. For any kind of social tool, there's presumably a reason you're using it, so go pursue that reason. For me, Discord is primarily about casual competitive gaming. It helps organize races, tournaments, etc.
  - Gigachad 4y ago
    It's not electron specifically, its just some arbitrary reason to dislike it. For twitter, they already don't like twitter and then find reasons to justify the dislike which are really far fetched like not understanding the UI.
    - sph 4y ago
      Sounds like you're trying really hard not to empathise with people that actually and simply, just do not get it.
- aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
  I'll tell you why I won't touch Discord — I just have an (irrational?) deep-seated distrust for the team/org. I wouldn't execute their software on my machine for money. They may not deserve this, just my feeling and opinion.

by c3534l 4y ago

Gigachad 4y ago

I suspect a lot of HN users have some kind of willful ignorance where they mentally block themselves from being able to use the tool because they are upset about it being written in electron or blocking user bots. So as soon as they come up against the first uncertainty, they mentally shut down while a regular user clicks around for a bit, finds what they want and then moves on.

TillE 4y ago
I don't think it's an Electron thing, because you'll see the same kind of HN comments about not "getting" Twitter. In both cases I'm not really sure where the confusion lies. For any kind of social tool, there's presumably a reason you're using it, so go pursue that reason. For me, Discord is primarily about casual competitive gaming. It helps organize races, tournaments, etc.
- Gigachad 4y ago
  It's not electron specifically, its just some arbitrary reason to dislike it. For twitter, they already don't like twitter and then find reasons to justify the dislike which are really far fetched like not understanding the UI.
  - sph 4y ago
    Sounds like you're trying really hard not to empathise with people that actually and simply, just do not get it.
aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
I'll tell you why I won't touch Discord — I just have an (irrational?) deep-seated distrust for the team/org. I wouldn't execute their software on my machine for money. They may not deserve this, just my feeling and opinion.