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Most hobby communities in my spheres of interest have been subsumed into Discord. It is yet another silo, but it does feel lively. I don't think I'm contradicti
by Retr0id 2mo ago
Most hobby communities in my spheres of interest have been subsumed into Discord. It is yet another silo, but it does feel lively. I don't think I'm contradicting you here, I just feel less negatively about it.
- sgt 2mo agoI don't think I've ever tried Discord. Is it like IRC? Or more like a forum
- inigyou 2mo agoIt's like IRC but it works on phones and has emoji reactions and GIFs which are necessary to attract gen alpha.
- Retr0id 2mo agoCloser to IRC, although they do have forum-like features. Unlike a regular forum, it has no web-facing presence (unless you rig up some kind of bot to mirror it).
- Cipater 2mo agoI think Discord is one of the worst things to happen to the web. So much useful, interesting content gets walled off and locked away. It's not public, not searchable, not linkable, not indexable. I'm never going to stumble across an interesting tidbit of information on Discord while browsing the web. And even when you do have access to a particular server, you'll often struggle to find something posted a while back, even if you know exactly what you're looking for. I hate Discord with a passion.
- qznc 2mo agoYes, I share your hate. Unfortunately, the open web is apparently too hostile now for any sizeable open community.
- alightsoul 2mo agoDiscord sold their product like a YC backed startup. Forums don't do that.
- inigyou 2mo agoAll you really need is a community specific question on the sign up screen and a button for admins to turn off new signups.
- alightsoul 2mo agoAnd if you try to index it, people get mad at you saying you are publishing their private conversations online.