• roving6478@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    It’s not getting as much discussion time around these parts but Discord seems like its gonna be the true reddit successor. Honestly, this makes me sad because Discord feels like jumping into a stream of consciousness.

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      1 year ago

      Discord seems like its gonna be the true reddit successor.

      Not disagreeing that the masses will likely flock to it due to brand recognition and such …

      But man does that make me sad too… Really hate how locked down Discord is in comparison (like you can’t even browse content without a login and using from the browser is painful compared to using a client). Add in their past (and possibly present) privacy issues and the fact that like Reddit, they are also a centralized site run by another greedy company and I feel like this is yet another recipe for disaster (albeit one that might take awhile to fully materialize)

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      1 year ago

      I’ve found it to be really frustrating to have a “true” conversation on discord. “2 people typing…” before you even have a chance to write somethubfb

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      1 year ago

      Discord?!? Really?!? The Microsoft owned chat app that was at one time primarily used by gamers and their guild/squad/herd? I don’t understand how that would be a viable solution to anything.

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      1 year ago

      I doubt it. People don’t like Reddit because it’s all controlled by one company. Switching to Discord could just end up being the same mistake. Discord also need to start making money at some point.

      You can’t have long-form posts on Discord, you can’t search for posts via search engines like Google, you can’t browse it without an account. It’s not a replacement at all.