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    9 months ago

    It took off because it was objectively the best catch-all communication option for gamers at the time. It’s still the best option for certain use cases like that, but I’ll never understand why people prefer it for projects, troubleshooting, updates, etc. It seems incredibly lazy and unserious to me. And the current Discord mobile layout is absolutely horrible, making for a totally miserable user experience.

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      9 months ago

      I hated back in 2015 when people were leaving other communication platforms for the lesser option of Discord

      Even today Discord still doesn’t have directional chat and you can’t be in multiple calls at once

      At least mods help mask all the other missing features

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        I left mumble, teamspeak, and Skype for Discord.

        Discord is easily the better options among those choices.

        I also can’t think of much use for being in more than one call at once. I dunno seems like you’re just looking for a different thing. And that’s okay.

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        Discord didn’t, and still doesn’t, require a download. Easier for people to pick up and easier to use on locked down computers.

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          This. Whatever can be used on devices without admin rights, such as work or school devices, for “free”, will get picked up by normie worker drones and college students and minors in droves.

          It’s been pretty handy in a lot of ways, but yeah I do hate what it’s doing to indexable information and it’s only a matter of time before it goes for IPO and suddenly gets way worse seemingly overnight…

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        I’m unfamiliar with Directional Chat outside of things like VRchat, how that work if you’re not manipulating your position in space relative to other users?

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      9 months ago

      My office has official chat (teams) and unofficial chat (Mattermost).

      I don’t think there’s anything wrong with having a more casual discussion platform at work, which is what Mattermost had become.