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It's funny because "server" is obviously revisionist history. Their API calls them "guilds". I have no idea why they changed the name to the less-accurate "se
by jrockway 4y ago
It's funny because "server" is obviously revisionist history. Their API calls them "guilds". I have no idea why they changed the name to the less-accurate "server".
- CapstanRoller 3y agoThey use the word "server" very intentionally to convey a sense of sovereignty, seclusion, and privacy while downplaying the fact it's just a multi-tenant SaaS messaging platform. They do this probably because the SaaS reality seems repressive (i.e. they don't want to be seen as another Facebook), uncool with a younger audience, antithetical to 'gamer culture' which evolved out of self-hosted servers, and maybe gives a specific hint around pricing (just guessing, not a marketing expert).