To answer the question: I wouldn't port Discord to anything, because it's a mediocre chat service with no real privacy, run by an invasive company that imposes itself as gatekeeper of other people's discourse and creative work.
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Imposes?
You just not use it right?
Network effects mean you can't switch without losing all those communities.
When I left Reddit, I left behind the only active mental health community on the internet supporting those with my specific condition. I had the choice to leave, sure, but what did it cost me?
While I sympathise, hat's not what imposition means. For better or for worse, both Discord and Reddit got where they were by being good for what they offered.
I'd almost agree in a way about Reddit - they basically imposed a shitty app after building their base. But apart from the username change, Discord is as shitty or great as it always has been.