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Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform (archive.is)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17617609

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.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Does IRC do voice nowadays? I think that is the main reason people use Discord

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (3 children)

If you mean that in some channels only some people can actually "talk", I think it depends on the configuration of the channel, but it's a possibility.

I thought people used Discord because you could have video / audio chats (not sure about this, I've used it very sparsely.)

And then there are Open Source projects that use Discord as the documentation repository. Hell is a place on the Internet, apparently.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago

Discord became popular because it's a more convenient integration of audio chat for gaming, with text chat: no need to set up a server (like TeamSpeak or Mumble).

People using Discord for official documentation, or bug reporting, are in a circle of hell just slightly below the ones doing the same on Reddit. Community support... they may get a pass.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

they meant voice chat, audio

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You're right, I completely misinterpreted the comment. The thing is that "voice" is a very specific term within IRC, and I got confused :D

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Yup, I realized that :) I do believe discord has just about all the features IRC can offer. And then some, of course. But that isn't saying much, considering IRC is one of the earliest uses of the internet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah, I mean audio chats (voice is short for voice chat). I think the video calls are not used as much, but are still a good feature. I'll probably try Revolt (someone linked it below)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

You mean does the 80s-based protocol that doesn't even support encryption support voice?

It doesn't support having messages received while you were offline

IRC supports one and one thing only: N-wise chats to connected clients. That and delusional nerds who like to think they're better than everyone else. Huge support for that too.

People who actually have sane standards for their instant messaging use the Matrix decentralized chat protocol when they need non-proprietary coms, or revolt

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Mumble exists

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I find there is no shortage of delusional nerds who like to think they’re better than everyone else. Even here on Lemmy.