When The Threadverse Catches You Using Discord
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as most major movements these days are using email mailing lists instead of social media groups
Ok. I don't know where you are, but that's definitely not the case here. It's literally all done through Facebook Groups and Events.
Same for sporting and social clubs. If you're not on Facebook, you're not getting updates.
America. I took part in the No Kings rally, among other events, and all of the information was communicated through email.
Also, sporting and social clubs? Ew.
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America. I took part in the No Kings rally, among other events, and all of the information was communicated through email.
Also, sporting and social clubs? Ew.
Email might be a good way to alert the broader public about things that have been organised. But for the smaller-scale stuff? For organising what your group's response should be to begin with? That needs to happen either face-to-face (in which case the question becomes: how do you organise a time and place for that) or on real social media. Email just isn't really cut-out for that kind of task. It doesn't have to be corporate social media. Matrix chats or a Friendica group would be just as good in theory. But in practice I've never heard of that actually being done.
And just because you're apparently anti-social or whatever, doesn't mean everyone else is. "Ew." What is it the kids say? "Touch grass"?
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If you want to make a comprehensive chatroom, and specify how it works to minor details - Revolt (for instance) is far behind. If what Discord is doesn't appeal to you in the first place, then neither would any of the Discord alternatives.
Discord is supposed to be a chatroom? I thought it was a voice chat service for videogames that didn't have it built it.
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I had some dickhead coming at me the other day on Lemmy for not having completely erased Facebook from my life. As though that's a remotely reasonable thing to expect everyone to do.
It's not like making a personal decision not to use Amazon or to install Linux. It's a social network. It's literally not possible to make the decision unilaterally, unless you want to cut yourself off from people you care about IRL and from real political organising.
It’s literally not possible to make the decision unilaterally
Sentiments that would be completely incomprehensible 20 years ago.
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They said something akin to it's almost impossible to give up. But I have no intention to argue about it. My comment was more about how it read to me in the moment. I can't say exactly what they were thinking.
it's actually really easy to know what they were thinking because they were very clear with their statement, you seem to have just misread it I guess. I'm glad you don't want to argue about it because I don't want to argue either!
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Discord is supposed to be a chatroom? I thought it was a voice chat service for videogames that didn't have it built it.
It has extensive text chat
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America. I took part in the No Kings rally, among other events, and all of the information was communicated through email.
Also, sporting and social clubs? Ew.
What's with the random dunking on social/sporting clubs? It's one of the few ways available for many people to enjoy their hobbies and make new friends. "Ew?" Are you serious?
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It’s literally not possible to make the decision unilaterally
Sentiments that would be completely incomprehensible 20 years ago.
based on the replies it's incomprehensible to some people right now
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I'll take "Things that don't happen" for $2, Alex.
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based on the replies it's incomprehensible to some people right now
I did it. There's plenty of other ways for people to get in touch with me.
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I did it. There's plenty of other ways for people to get in touch with me.
there's one right there!
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Discord is supposed to be a chatroom? I thought it was a voice chat service for videogames that didn't have it built it.
Many people use it exclusively as text chat.
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I use discord extensively. I've been on lemmy for over a year. Heck, I'm on a server that got pulled together in lemmy. I've seen a lot of complaints about discord, but nobody's actually ever condemned me for using it.
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America. I took part in the No Kings rally, among other events, and all of the information was communicated through email.
Also, sporting and social clubs? Ew.
sporting and social clubs? Ew.
Like, WTF? Is there something wrong with social and hobby clubs?
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You should gatekeep Discord because it fucking sucks
It's not like there's any actual alternative with decent UI that doesn't require self hosting or a subscription.
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I use discord extensively. I've been on lemmy for over a year. Heck, I'm on a server that got pulled together in lemmy. I've seen a lot of complaints about discord, but nobody's actually ever condemned me for using it.
Let me be the first one. It has nothing to do with FOSS or decentralization, I just think it's a shit software.
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Let me be the first one. It has nothing to do with FOSS or decentralization, I just think it's a shit software.
It reminds me of MIRC but if MIRC was soulless and made you pay to do the "fun" stuff like change colors and script things.
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It's not like there's any actual alternative with decent UI that doesn't require self hosting or a subscription.
element? it has its fair share of criticisms tho
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Let me be the first one. It has nothing to do with FOSS or decentralization, I just think it's a shit software.
Afaict, it doesn't really have any major competitors. No, if I have to self host, it's not a competitor
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Afaict, it doesn't really have any major competitors. No, if I have to self host, it's not a competitor
I agree. I just think the reason it doesn't is because it doesn't need to exist. Seriously, 100% of its usecases are better served by something else.
