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> Discord, for its faults, does not have the same issues. Yet. Give it time (and clout). They're going to try to move and expand that's for certain, and then i
by senko 3y ago
> Discord, for its faults, does not have the same issues.
Yet. Give it time (and clout). They're going to try to move and expand that's for certain, and then it'll be time to become profitable / sellable.
As others commented, they've taken VC money and that comes with strings attached. For another indication, look at the current unique names migration that, while nowhere near the scale of Reddit drama, is leaving a lot of people pretty annoyed.
- tourmalinetaco 3y ago> look at the current unique names migration For context, Discord went from appending 4-digit identifiers, such as “username#XXXX”, to removing them entirely and demanding names be changed en masse. This has naturally led to multiple cases of stolen identity, which ironically this was advertised to reduce as you could supposedly unify your identity across-platforms. However it was a staggered, unprioritized rollout, not to mention the entire movement to a less private and secure username model being unnecessary. It truly shows that Discord is unsurprisingly just as bad as Reddit, if not worse in many respects.
- senko 3y agoYeah, also apparently the premium (paid) members have priority for name picking, meaning someone can subscribe to Discord for a few months, squat the name and cancel. This makes a complicated situation even more annoying as it paints the thing as a cheap attempt at increasing monetization of the platform.