In my estimation, that’s memetics and signaling to an in-group about who they want their audience to think their audience is.
That’s why I did it. Oh, and it’s nice to be able to chat with potential users. By why not Slack or Teams?
That’s why I did it. Oh, and it’s nice to be able to chat with potential users. By why not Slack or Teams?
Probably goes without saying here, but gaming tends to be an on-ramp for getting young people into computers/tech/programming. I started reversing, hacking, and writing bots for old MMOs to try to avoid the grind. I ended up enjoying writing naughty code more than playing the games themselves.
You don’t need a phone to use Discord AFAIK, but in my elderly imagination every teen is already on Discord.