I don't imagine using them much either even if they were feasible to use (I have the extra trouble of being primarily in a community that's bridged to discord,

I don't imagine using them much either even if they were feasible to use (I have the extra trouble of being primarily in a community that's bridged to discord, but the bridge doesn't bridge threads), but I've seen them used meaningfully in other discords for tangential/off-topic discussions.