The amount of niche info that would have been found in searchable forum posts in years prior, that has now gotten sucked up into Discord where it can’t be found, fucking blows.
And imagine if public facing forums weren’t mostly dead because of the “necroposting” hate moderator brainworm
Oops this discussion from 2017 is the number one google link for your niche topic ? Well, too bad, post in new and maybe in five years it will be #2 post on google for that topic.
Who put the nerds with no friends in charge of human social interaction ‽
The amount of niche info that would have been found in searchable forum posts in years prior, that has now gotten sucked up into Discord where it can’t be found, fucking blows.
Absolute tragedy tbh, discord won’t be around forever. I weep for all the game knowledge that will be lost
There is, and there has never been value behind discord’s closed doors. Don’t waste your words there, it is like talking to the wind.
And imagine if public facing forums weren’t mostly dead because of the “necroposting” hate moderator brainworm
Oops this discussion from 2017 is the number one google link for your niche topic ? Well, too bad, post in new and maybe in five years it will be #2 post on google for that topic.
Who put the nerds with no friends in charge of human social interaction ‽
Yeah. Closing threads after a few days or getting mad at users for replying to old posts is stupid and bandwagony.
Don’t worry, I’ve got a copy and I’ll host it all on my Discord!
Well, forums are not real time, and that’s what most people these days want apparently.
So, on to the alternatives:
Element / Matrix:
Revolt Chat
I just use chatgpt, a sufficient surrogate for the rest of humanity. At least as it pertains to knowledge before 2023.