That’s reassuring. I have avoided Discord mostly, because it’s obviously a poor format for sharing information, but I had to dive in recently for help with a niche hobby. Every other source just directed people to the Discord.
Every time I thought I found an answer, it was in a thread of people disagreeing over every bit of advice, interwoven with parallel disagreements over unrelated advice.
What’s the appeal? Does Discord just create the illusion of usefulness by overwhelmingly users with low quality… ah yes, the ChatGPT comparison is fitting.
The appeal is the people. It became the most popular platform for group chats among younger people and tech savvy people due to its ease of use. Its since been enshitified to hell and back. Not that I would say any walled garden platform isnt enshitified to begin with at this point.
That’s reassuring. I have avoided Discord mostly, because it’s obviously a poor format for sharing information, but I had to dive in recently for help with a niche hobby. Every other source just directed people to the Discord.
Every time I thought I found an answer, it was in a thread of people disagreeing over every bit of advice, interwoven with parallel disagreements over unrelated advice.
What’s the appeal? Does Discord just create the illusion of usefulness by overwhelmingly users with low quality… ah yes, the ChatGPT comparison is fitting.
The appeal is the people. It became the most popular platform for group chats among younger people and tech savvy people due to its ease of use. Its since been enshitified to hell and back. Not that I would say any walled garden platform isnt enshitified to begin with at this point.