Ask HN: How is Discord a better platform than FB? Just curious since it seems to be a trend to switch to using discord for many communities. How do Discord earn money for instance? Do they sell user data as well? |
Ask HN: How is Discord a better platform than FB? Just curious since it seems to be a trend to switch to using discord for many communities. How do Discord earn money for instance? Do they sell user data as well? |
I've had my best Discord experiences when playing games like League of Legends where somebody invited me to a server so we could coordinate better.
I kinda dread "visit our Discord" because sometimes you find a bunch of people with nothing better to do hanging out who aren't knowledgeable or helpful. (I've been that guy in chat rooms before...)
On the other hand I have needed support for open source products like Jellyfin and got good service that way.
2. Very responsive, searching for previous messages takes seconds.
3. I remember back in '17, most other VOIP and especially video calling services sucked. Discord made gaming with your non-techie friends with a crappy laptop plug & play.
4. Lack of censorship (at the beginning).
5. Good UI when it was released compared to its competitors.
6. Gaming Centered Nature back when that was not common and/or alternatives were complicated and clunky (TeamSpeak).
7. Very good integration of GIFs, meme emojis, and the like.
8. Old people do not use it.