10-10-2024, 08:27 AM
I've seen a number of people who use Discord lots, but never join any forums. Even when invited these people say they're not interested in forums.
Moonface (in 'Woman runs 49 red lights in ex's car')' Wrote: If only she had ran another 20 lights.
(10-10-2024, 04:22 PM)Kyng Wrote: Yeah, those are some good reasons, but there are a couple more:
- These days, a lot of people want instantaneous, real-time chat. That's not really the point of the a forum (indeed, the point of a forum is that it isn't that ) - but, people who particularly want that are always going to be happier on Discord than on a forum.
- The decline of PCs. These days, a lot of people rely on phones (or, if we're lucky, tablets). However, forums are just awkward to use on these: responsive themes can make them tolerable, but ultimately, long-form content and small mobile screens do not mix. By contrast, Discord is far easier to use on mobile.
Theoretically, the second issue could be fixed if somebody can produce a folding phone that's both robust and affordable - but so far, all the folding phones I've seen are neither of those things !
(10-10-2024, 05:13 PM)Mindphaser Wrote:(10-10-2024, 05:06 PM)Moonshroom Wrote: Discord for browser had been utter hell to use for years, only becoming somewhat tolerable in 2021 or so.
Well, Discord wasn't a problem to me during the time I used it in its earlier years (2017-19), if I remember correctly...
(10-10-2024, 05:26 PM)Mindphaser Wrote:(10-10-2024, 05:23 PM)Moonshroom Wrote: I'm talking mobile, though.
Oh, you mean on a mobile browser? Sorry... I misread that as that for desktop. My mistake