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> Where did all the weirdo super-introvert nerds go? Private discords, away from the normies.
by antisthenes 2y ago
> Where did all the weirdo super-introvert nerds go?
Private discords, away from the normies.
- TeMPOraL 2y agoNah, that's just kids; adults don't have time for following a Discord per every topic they're interested in. Then again, adult life has a way of sucking nerdiness out of people, so maybe OP's right in a way.
- fragmede 2y agosome nerds have private slack or zulip instances
- antisthenes 2y ago> adults don't have time for following a Discord per every topic they're interested in. Funny, I do just that, despite having a bunch of pets and a full-time job - I follow at least 30 game-specific discords. You must be thinking of people compulsively checking notifications like a social media addict? I feel sorry for anyone who uses Discord like that. Thankfully, you don't have to since many communities now have mini-wikis inside of the Discord to organize the FAQ/common knowledge.
- animex 2y agolol not discord. we are in IRC.
- glimshe 2y agoWhere? I miss IRC so badly, but don't know where to go there.
- behringer 2y agoLiberal chat. We're also on discord and Mastodon.
- behringer 2y agoLibera chat*
- MarcelOlsz 2y agoSame. I'm just 'floating around' now. Good times in #startups ages ago.
- dijit 2y agoI run a small network, but this might come across as advertising. It’s been running for 20 years now. People come and go, but its wild how the community spirit largely remains, even with significant changes in the lifestyle of the people that have been frequenting the network for a large segment of that time. anyway, the network is: * ircs://irc.darkscience.net:6697/darkscience * https://darkscience.net https://darkscience.net * https://www.darkscience.net/webirc/ https://www.darkscience.net/webirc/