I'd definitely say it's something closer to Discord than Reddit or the likes. Because it feels like people want to be in mostly self contained communities with

I'd definitely say it's something closer to Discord than Reddit or the likes. Because it feels like people want to be in mostly self contained communities with those that share their own values and interests, and where outsiders looking for ammunition/dirt are left empty handed. That last part seems to be what did in Reddit for a lot of controversial communities, because it quickly saw them covered by media outlets and the site pressured to remove them. It also sees a lot of its content recycled by other outlets too, like Buzzfeed and their ilk. So it feels like a lot of communities want a space where they can carefully vet who can participate, lock out those trying to cancel or shut them down and keep discussions among themselves without randoms jumping in and stirring up trouble.