• RubberDuck
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    16711 months ago

    I don’t understand why discord is so popular for communities. There is 0 permanence, and google does not index it so not even organic growth.

    Discord is a black hole of knowledge except for the ai training companies.

    • @recklessengagement@lemmy.world
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      511 months ago

      Stopped using Discord a few months ago. Not for any specific reason, just felt like I wasn’t using my time effectively. Anyone important added me on Signal, and then I deleted the apps from my phone and computer.

      I can’t put words to how much better my mental health has gotten.

      This doesn’t really relate to your comment, I guess, but just thought I would mention it in case anyone else is considering taking a break from the platform.

      • @Carnelian@lemmy.world
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        111 months ago

        What did you do on the platform out of curiosity? I felt similarly when I left other social medias.

        Discord I mainly use to keep an eye on early access games and dev updates, and occasionally ask or answer questions. Although I did get into it after deleting other social media so I may be subconsciously avoiding the more toxic parts of the experience

    • XNX
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      411 months ago

      Because its very easy to use and does stuff no other platform does (make it extremely easy to voice/video chat with multiple people streaming screen and essentially make a forum in 2 clicks)

      • @RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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        2611 months ago

        That’s all good but those features are not what makes a good discussion forum. This, what we’re typing on, is an example of a good forum.

        • @Alk@lemmy.world
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          1111 months ago

          Some communities don’t need a good discussion forum, they need voice chat with a little text chat. Originally, discord was for gaming groups and it worked amazingly for that. Now, more communities are on it than should be, but its still a good feature set for gaming groups.

          • @aStonedSanta@lemm.ee
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            511 months ago

            You can actually make forums inside of channels now if you are a community discord. But search is still shit lol