Discord👏Is👏Not👏A👏Replacement👏For👏 Websites

  • doublejay1999@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I often revere the people who can do smart shit.

    I really shouldn’t. Using discord is dumb. Using discord for a switch emulator, while Nintendos lawyers are waking around with their cocks out is stupid.

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      8 months ago

      I’ve said this recently, but intelligence is domain specific. People just being generally “smart” is not a thing people should really care about.

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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        8 months ago

        Yep, I’ve known specialists that are extremely good at their job but when you hear them talk about other stuff you sometimes wonder how they manage to tie their shoes in the morning.

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          8 months ago

          If their priority is to make a nintendo emulator, they have to think about keeping their lines of communication secure against corporate legal threats, because those lines of communication are basically what software development is.

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            8 months ago

            Sure, but they also need to be on a platform that people actually use. I agree that there are lots of reasons against Discord, but my point is, they didn’t choose Discord because of a lack of intelligence.

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      8 months ago

      Have you considered that the person you consider smart is focusing all their brain power on their projects and they don’t have time to set up and maintain a website? That’s what discord is for, an easy, quick and dirty community aggregate

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        8 months ago

        The lack of intelligence is thinking you can build a grey zone project in discord. It’s like saying you want to build a house but don’t want to pour a foundation. Like, good for you, focus on windows and paint, but you’re not gonna get anywhere.

        Easy quick and dirty are not acceptable when you are trying to build emulation software based on the products of a very litigious international corporation

      • 4am@lemm.ee
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        8 months ago

        That’s not what discord is for if you are doing anything where a big corporation wants to muscle you around.

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        8 months ago

        That’s what discord is for, an easy, quick and dirty community aggregate

        and thats also the reason why this project is now gone…

        also you are pretty much “paying” with all you information and since they started heavily monetizing Discord you will pay even more as they soon will start to sell you conveniences or essential features. Also Tencent you know, which is pretty much like Nestlé, so it should be avoided.

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          8 months ago

          I will say this, if you are a Lemmy user, sure probably.

          But I did a simple websearch for “how to set up a freenode server.” The very first 3 things I saw (what fits on the screen) were a page full of syntax, a 13 minute YouTube video, and a page where the first thing that’s written is literally “Internet Relay Chat is a difficult thing to get used to, especially for people who were born into this world of full graphical interfaces and messaging web apps that handle user interaction seamlessly.”

          For the average user, creating a channel does not “take seconds” if you need proof, discord. Its popular because it is so easy to use and the numbers back that up

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            8 months ago

            Uhm, freenode already exists, you don’t have to set up another server just to create a channel. There are clients that are embeddable into webpages as well, so joining an existing channel could be as simple as opening a page for a new user.

            Otherwise it’s just install a client, select freenode and join the channel.

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              8 months ago

              I challenge you to find a non tech savvy person who can do this In under 10 minutes.

              Lemmy is absolutely an echo chamber of the tech minded, you have to remember most people wouldn’t be able to even get on this platform because that “little bit of effort” is way too much for them

              • Damage@feddit.it
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                8 months ago

                Lol everybody did this in the '00s and '10s. It’s literally “copy this text in that field”.
                Stop treating people like idiots.

      • doublejay1999@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        I think you just need to know what you are getting into.

        It’s a private company, it’s closed to sourced, they capture and monetise your data.

        For people who value transparency and privacy, there are better options. This emulator project, should have known better than to use is.

        aaalll of that being said, it’s very popular and if you are not concerned by any of the points raised in this who threads, it’s a good place to meet people to chat about Warcraft or whatever your thing is.

        Just be aware that any thing your write, effectively belongs to them forever.