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> The biggest problem that sucks about discord is that it isn't normally publicly searchable. This is a feature of the platform, not a bug. Because of the lack

by mjr00 1y ago

> The biggest problem that sucks about discord is that it isn't normally publicly searchable. This is a feature of the platform, not a bug. Because of the lack of discoverability people act more genuine, for better or for worse, than public places like Twitter, Bsky, Facebook, Instagram, etc where you have to maintain your public image and/or act like HR is watching over your shoulder. That being said, this feature also makes Discord inappropriate for things like release announcements, patch notes, etc. which should be publicly accessible.

GaggiX 1y ago
>than public places like Twitter That seems to be a counterpoint to your argument. Users on Twitter usually do not hold back.
- mjr00 1y ago
  The environment is drastically different from how it was 1-2 years ago, but the average white collar fortune 500 employee is still not going to post anything too controversial on Twitter under their real name and picture. If they are posting controversial things, which has certainly exploded post-Musk, they're making an effort to ensure they're not getting doxxed. Contrast this to Discord which is more like old-school IRC, in that even when everyone is using an alias, if you talk to the same people day-in day-out, you know a fair bit about their personal lives, such as name and where they work.
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jowea 1y ago
You think so? I believe that's properly a consequence of culture, Discord being originally a gaming platform, and of pseudoanonymity, the same thing you have on reddit. Anyone who cares even a tiny bit can join any of those public servers and see what you posted. The big difference is that you don't have as many lurkers who just got there by googling and are going to leave immediately. By the 1-9-90 rule of thumb, that's a lot of people.
- Macha 1y ago
  I think the YouTube real names and the nymwars era in general showed that requiring people to use their legal name doesn't actually change community standards.
  - jowea 1y ago
    Good point, but I think there is a difference between turning what was once pseudoanonymous social media and where you mostly talk to people you don't know in real life into a real names social media, and having social media where you use your real name from the start and anything you post will likely be seen by people you know in real life.
Seattle3503 1y ago
While being public plays a role in the kind of conversations that happen on those platforms, I think engagement hacking feeds play a larger role. Discord has none of that. It's sorted by time.
SirMaster 1y ago
I am comparing Discord to things like gaming forums or reddit where people use usernames and you would rarely be able to know who they were in real life unless they wanted you to know.

by mjr00 1y ago

GaggiX 1y ago

>than public places like Twitter That seems to be a counterpoint to your argument. Users on Twitter usually do not hold back.

mjr00 1y ago
The environment is drastically different from how it was 1-2 years ago, but the average white collar fortune 500 employee is still not going to post anything too controversial on Twitter under their real name and picture. If they are posting controversial things, which has certainly exploded post-Musk, they're making an effort to ensure they're not getting doxxed. Contrast this to Discord which is more like old-school IRC, in that even when everyone is using an alias, if you talk to the same people day-in day-out, you know a fair bit about their personal lives, such as name and where they work.
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jowea 1y ago

You think so? I believe that's properly a consequence of culture, Discord being originally a gaming platform, and of pseudoanonymity, the same thing you have on reddit. Anyone who cares even a tiny bit can join any of those public servers and see what you posted. The big difference is that you don't have as many lurkers who just got there by googling and are going to leave immediately. By the 1-9-90 rule of thumb, that's a lot of people.

Macha 1y ago
I think the YouTube real names and the nymwars era in general showed that requiring people to use their legal name doesn't actually change community standards.
- jowea 1y ago
  Good point, but I think there is a difference between turning what was once pseudoanonymous social media and where you mostly talk to people you don't know in real life into a real names social media, and having social media where you use your real name from the start and anything you post will likely be seen by people you know in real life.

Seattle3503 1y ago

While being public plays a role in the kind of conversations that happen on those platforms, I think engagement hacking feeds play a larger role. Discord has none of that. It's sorted by time.

SirMaster 1y ago

I am comparing Discord to things like gaming forums or reddit where people use usernames and you would rarely be able to know who they were in real life unless they wanted you to know.