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submitted 1 year ago by j4k3@lemmy.world to c/support@lemmy.world

This is completely counter productive to growing Lemmy. I absolutely despise discord. Look at the network traffic it generates and tell me wtf they are doing. They won't tell you. Their business model will leave you completely dumbfounded as to how they exist. Everything shared on the platform is lost in a black hole unavailable to the outside world and everything shared is a privacy nightmare. Posting this, pinning it here, and locking it is one of the biggest trolls possible. It pisses me off every time I log in. "Everyone else does it" is the excuse of idiots. Discord makes absolutely no sense to anyone that actually cares to look into it, read the user agreement, and ask sane questions about what they are doing.

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[-] The_Mixer_Dude@lemmus.org 8 points 1 year ago

They monetize using nitro. Discord servers use multiple different servers based on location to host the actual chat services. I'm not an expert on the inner workings but it's actually rather complex and fascinating. If you don't like using discords clients then maybe try an open source alternative discord client, if nothing else it will give you insight into the back end and help you better understand what's going on behind the scenes. Technically using alternative discord clients goes against their TOS but considering your feelings on discord I doubt that will matter to you.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

try a different client

technically it is against their TOS

You can't be seriously suggesting this while also knowing it's against their TOS. It feels especially ironic giving the massive surge in Lemmy's popularity was over a proprietary backend blocking third party clients.

[-] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 year ago

That's what surprised me the most.

Lemmy members using Discord feels like a vegetarian not eating chicken but enjoying beef.

[-] Zeragamba@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

People use different platforms for different reasons.

I personally use Lemmy because it's currently the best alternative to Reddit. I use Discord because it's the most popular instant messaging platform, and I haven't had issues with it. I'm currently looking for a replacement for Twitter/X as I'm not confident with the way that platform is headed.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago
[-] Zeragamba@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Yep, one of the platforms I'm looking at, and seems to be the second best contender for me. Tumblr of all places is where I'm feeling most at home

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