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So many OSS communities are on Discord because so many OSS communities are on discord. It got that way in part because things like Matrix were not ready yet ye
by api 3y ago
So many OSS communities are on Discord because so many OSS communities are on discord.
It got that way in part because things like Matrix were not ready yet years ago and things like IRC were too moribund. Individual forums require that everyone make a new account and have no network effect.
It also helped that Discord had a ton of users already via its original niche in gaming.
Now it has network effect, which means people will use it even if they hate it. Network effects are awesomely powerful.
- quickthrower2 3y agoDiscord doesn’t provide any discoverability though. There are no network effects, only brand effects. It isn’t Twitter or Facebook. I think the reason is it’s pretty good for a free beer offering. Feels “lighter” than Slack.
- api 3y agoThe network effect is looser. Everyone has the client, has accounts, already knows how to use it.