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Are they actually profitable? I thought their big challenge was getting in on the Slack market, because kids are great but they don't really pay.

• thot_experiment 3y ago
  Anecdotally I play games with a lot of "kids", and most of them pay for nitro. Obviously subcultural bias but it seems like it's pretty common to me, and I can imagine their costs might be below average since they're not super growth obsessed?
  • Macha 3y ago
    Discord are definitely growth obsessed. They've tried to glom onto trends before like stages to copy clubhouse, they've tried to get into game retail to chase the epic store and shut that down, and now they're going after the WhatsApp/signal userbase by replacing usernames and the latest update opted people in to being searchable by their contact lists.
    • rightbyte 3y ago
      This seems like a way to water down their niche? I.e. isolated community forums? Maybe the end game is being TikTok too ...
      • Macha 3y ago
        Discord is a VC funded company, so it's not enough to rule a niche. Their VCs are going to push them to chasing a larger userbase, even when that's at the expense of their current userbase. I think we're definitely on the start of the enshittification curve with Discord by now.