Discord is the best thing that happened to me since IRC and I could not be happier. We exchange art, we discuss movies, we play DND together. Obviously it could not replace IRL connections, but it complements them nicely.
Discord is the lifeblood of a lot of gaming communities and a growing number of IT communities.
Granted, they increased usability significantly by doing this, but it comes at a large cost for people that value freedom and privacy.
Come on man, it's so hard to have conversations when people say shit like this...
Why HN thinks this is a moral failing and downvotes accordingly is, in my opinion, their own ignorance, not anyone else's.
Would you say that about freedom of speech, thought or movement? I'm asking because all of them are human rights. Do you think you have the moral right to give up on human rights?
https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/ind...
Preamble:
"Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction."