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> a large part of the tech community has an account Is that true? I don’t, and was under the impression that Discord was a “gamer” thing.
by catiopatio 3y ago
> a large part of the tech community has an account
Is that true? I don’t, and was under the impression that Discord was a “gamer” thing.
- bitwize 3y agoDiscord has largely displaced IRC as the chat platform of choice among open-source developer types, especially younger than a certain age.
- Klonoar 3y agoDiscord stopped being “Gamers-only” quite some time ago.
- catiopatio 3y agoInto what? It seems to remain occupied by gamers, YouTube viewers, media consumers, and other so-called “nerd” consumption-focused interests.
- naniwaduni 3y agoShockingly, the "tech community" is full of nerds.
- catiopatio 3y agoThe venn diagram of the so-called nerd community and OSS participation barely overlaps. I’ve never been to a Comic-Con, I don’t play games, I don’t watch “Linus Tech Tips” — or YouTube at all — and I’ve been deeply involved in OSS for three decades.
- Klonoar 3y agoI mean, that's entirely your opinion and potentially only representative of the sector of OSS you've touched. I've known scores of programmers who do open source work who also cross over with that stuff... and to your earlier point, I'm in several Discords that are not "nerd"-centric (politics, etc). Multiple people here are pointing out reality to you but you're seemingly insistent that your view is the only valid one. shrug
- catiopatio 3y agoThe point is that Discord participation is not universal, and the site has a deserved reputation as being unprofessional and often more than a little seedy. This conversation reminds me of the when people built Facebook-only communities because “everyone is on Facebook”.
- Klonoar 3y ago> The point is that Discord participation is not universal, and the site has a deserved reputation as being unprofessional and often more than a little seedy. Look, you can make that point all you want but it's not particularly relevant here. All we're clearing up is your idea that Discord is "for nerds" only, which it's not. > This conversation reminds me of the when people built Facebook-only communities because “everyone is on Facebook”. Note that I am not saying that people should de-facto build on Discord, and I'd appreciate it if you could read my earlier comments where I noted my opinion of Discord rather than trying to puts words in my mouth.
- throwawys93 3y agoVisit disboard.org and update yourself.
- catiopatio 3y agoDiscord groups dedicated to gaming, anime, RPGs, furries and “femboys” top their list. That’s both uninviting, and what I anticipated. It also doesn’t represent a subculture that’s synonymous with or even inclusive of the broader professional OSS community.
- mad182 3y agoNot really, I have a Discord account for at least 5 years, I'm a member of several Discord communities and none of them are related to gaming. For me it's kind of a replacement for IRC.
- jlokier 3y agoIt"s also a work thing. Discord was required for my job in 2021, so I had to join it then. It's used in a similar way to how Slack is used in some companies, though I've never worked anywhere that uses Slack. Since then I've joined many other Discord "servers", and have it installed on my phone. I find this very useful to keep track of what's going on in some fields, though I don't have time to participate much. At least two of those servers are essential to my current research software project. I couldn't do it without the information there. It's a great pity that public Discord channels are not generally archived on the web for search and reading, the way public mailing lists are.
- dividedbyzero 3y agoHow do you find those Discords? I seem to come across lots of tech Slacks, but few Discords