They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won’t last. They’re going full Microsoft Skype mode and it’s only a matter of time.

  • moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    6111·
    9 months ago

    I never ever understood and still doesn’t understand why people like Discord. It’s not indexed, it’s a constant background noise. It’s absolutely not user-friendly. You can do better with IRC.

    • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.worldEnglish
      705·
      9 months ago

      Discord is remarkable. It has seamless video streaming from your desktop or apps to any number of watchers, with multiple peopld being able to stream at once. Paired with voice chat, it’s perfect for group gaming sessions, movie showings, desktop troubleshooting, video chat, etc. Besides some issues with input devices, it’s always worked flawlessly for me. Plus, obviously, a persistent server for chat.

      And the fact that it’s fast, resource-light, and free are just the icing on the cake.

      • poke@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        402·
        9 months ago

        Some people are downvoting you but you’re right. No other application is this all in one package. My only issues with input devices have been Windows’ fault, too. I don’t like Discord’s closed ecosystem and data privacy concerns, but the feature set is unmatched, especially at the amount of polish they have and their price.

        Side note, people please stop using it as an alternative to a proper forum.

        • CancerMancer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          241·
          9 months ago

          Thanks for the point about the forums. I get why people use Discord: the things it is designed for it does reasonably well. The problem is people using it in ways it isn’t made for, like forums or wikis. If your documentation, issue tracking, or patch notes are done via Discord, please stop for fuck’s sake. There are much better options for this and you can even webhook them into Discord if you insist on it, but stop using Discord to replace forums.

      • daellat@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        8 months ago

        Also also the voice codec is (or at least was) a noticable improvement over anything that was available for free.

    • kronisk @lemmy.worldEnglish
      276·
      9 months ago

      As far as I understand, the sole reason is “everyone else is using it”. Which also seems to be the justification for using Messenger, WhatsApp, X, Instagram et al despite knowing better. It’s hard to be outside of the walled garden if everybody else is inside.

      • DevopsPalmer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        323·
        9 months ago

        Or does it make it easier to distance yourself from those who eat that garbage up? If you value privacy, are you willing to throw it away for someone else?

        • trashgirlfriend@lemmy.worldEnglish
          336·
          9 months ago

          All my friends are on discord, if I’m not on discord I can’t really talk to them.

          You’re basically going wHy dOnT yOu jUsT cuT oFf YoUr FrIenDs

    • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      9 months ago

      Unless IRC has changed drastically in recent years, or maybe people are using proprietary extensions, it only supports a fraction of the features discord does.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      51·
      9 months ago

      IRC doesn’t have sub-channels AFAIK. Also no image support, search, video-conferencing, etc.

    • RalphFurley@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      9 months ago

      Comparing Discord to IRC is like comparing playing tennis to baking a cake. Just two entirely different things.