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How did we move from forums to Reddit, Facebook groups, and Discord? (dbzer0.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/28930199

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[–] zelifcam@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Discord has forums built in. I know everyone hates it when I mention it, but there is continuity on Discord and has been for several years now.

That’s because it’s not exactly a great point. Look, we’re all glad they caught up to 1980’s bbs tech, but it’s behind a login screen. YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO ACCESS IT.

Discord had always been a square peg beaten with a hammer to fit in a round hole. Eventually gaining basic features for the things it was never meant to be used for. Forcing people to sell themselves out just to read some documentation on an open source project.