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[–] cheesybuddha@lemmy.world 101 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I'm actually pretty happy that Discord is killing itself. Far too many people use it as an official platform for stuff like help forums.

Maybe lets go back to basic message boards that are actually searchable, etc.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 14 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Self-hosted options like Mumble also exist.

Self-hosted is a pain to get started with but as everything enshittifies if will only get more important.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 hours ago

As someone who doesn't use the voice chat feature of Discord, I am always confused when people suggest things like Mumble as an alternative.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I am of the opinion that any project that uses Discord for support, I just immediately ignore.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago

So mad at retro tink for this...

[–] Peffse@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

I'm still salty about The Cutting Room Floor requiring you to log into their Discord to create an account for their website.