I don't use it, but have done in the past, and can see why it became popular. Textual communication is nothing new. But a relatively platform agnostic system

I don't use it, but have done in the past, and can see why it became popular. Textual communication is nothing new. But a relatively platform agnostic system which enabled anybody to quickly set up a room, or form and administer a private or public group, while also covering multimedia like voice comms and file sharing, in a modern and arguably elegant package, well developed even 5+ years ago, it's clear why it gathered a following in it's own right. Successful business strategies played a large part in the extent, of course. The fact does remain however that textual communication is nothing new, and content in Discord is subject to the same old principles of merit and efficiency with respect to data format, usage, and availability.