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Hmm, the invitation link to discord sends me to a blackhole. Are invitation restricted?

• throwaway290 2y ago
  I hate that many projects use Discord where anything else (IRC, Matrix, whatever) would work but in this case especially. Tencent owns an undisclosed share in Discord and just generally seems like a bad choice of communication platform if you want to look better than doge
  • a_bonobo 2y ago
    Discord works by clicking a button - you get to signup, you fill in your email, bam you're on the Discord channel in your browser. Zero friction, nothing new to learn for the user. IRC on the other hand....
    • epistasis 2y ago
      I have never had that experience with discord, despite already having an account. It's truly mysterious what the actual link --> my account has the discord path should be. I find IRC much easier, but I haven't used it in about 15 years.
    • rixed 2y ago
      ... does not even ask for your email?
    • rconti 2y ago
      ... has been around and worked perfectly for over three decades?
    • ipv6ipv4 2y ago
      Discord is a walled garden that isn’t searchable from outside. It’s a major contributor to the fragmentation of the internet into information black holes along with the other “social” media. It’s the wrong tool to organize an effort to maintain an open access repository of information.
    • throwaway290 2y ago
      Discord basically phased out in browser. There is no link to it only the link to get the 500 MB behemoth app. If you manage to open web ui because it is in your browser history it hits you with a captcha and email verification code every time. Etc