Post by @Chozo@fedia.io

2026-10-04 17:25 UTC

The problem with leaving Discord is convincing anybody else to join you, let alone an entire social circle. There are dozens of "better" messaging platforms I've signed up for where I never sent or received a single message because I had nobody to add.

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@Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-10-05 00:11

This is why we need it to be socially unfashionable to use discord. I coined the term “Discord bro” to refer to people who love and use discord exclusively. I entourage using that language when talking about the problem online and not being understanding or compassionate towards people. Convenience is a big reason for people using it. Stigma is a reason to switch.

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@veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-10-05 01:53

This is a case where you don’t actually need to “social!convince” anyone. It’s piracy, you are aiming for people who already want to go where the links are. You put the pirate stuff over IRC, people will go to the IRC. You put it on a Discourse forum, people will go to the Discourse forum. You put a catgirl to weigh their souls beforehand to check they are human, they’ll praise the catgirl.

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