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IMHO discord has far too much "community". at best you want to learn about $coolThing and the server is dominated by a handful of terminally online folks. at wo
by Liquix 2y ago
IMHO discord has far too much "community". at best you want to learn about $coolThing and the server is dominated by a handful of terminally online folks. at worst there's rampant extremism and grooming which goes largely unchecked
also even the most benign discord servers are taking what used to be freely accessible (forums, hobby sites, fansites, etc) and walling the content into a proprietary system which demands your phone number, real IP, etc. it's slowly strangulating all other forms of internet community
- bsenftner 2y agoThis. Don't use discord if you have a choice.
- namrog84 2y agoI got a 2+ year ban from Discord for being 'inactive' (I didn't properly moderate a server I created), at least to the best of my understanding. Their appeal and discovery process are abysmal. Which a large variety of communities, sample projects, discussions that I found really useful, I now have 0 access too. I am just at a loss of what to do with having lost access to useful information, communities, and peers. This is far more prevalent and problematic in gamedev related communities compared to other software communities.