Discord blocks 3rd-party apps. Discord is not libre software.

  • rockofox@pawb.social
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    2 years ago

    Discord doesn’t really block 3rd party apps. Technically, they are against ToS, but unless you’re doing something bad, it’s seen as okay by the discord staff.

    But yes, it’s quite the closed ecosystem obviously. There are no 3rd party clients that implement all features, mostly due to the fact that it’s all closed source.

  • autumn@reddthat.com
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    3 years ago

    Tbh I don’t mind proprietary apps, so long as the user experience is good.

    I don’t mind the ui nudges to buy nitro - the server costs have to come from somewhere - but if discord starts seriously serving ads, I’m gone.

  • TwilightGirl1992@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    Nah. Discord is the most accessible, if we’re talking about blind folks and accessibility. I tried using Element, and yikes!!! No. Cant read a single convo. In Discord, I can go back as far as necessary till I catch up. Tried other apps, too, and they all do the same thing.

    • dannoffs
      1·
      3 years ago

      How is the vision-impared accessibility with Lemmy? Obviously good enough that you’re using it but I’m curious how the experience is.

      • TwilightGirl1992@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 years ago

        The Mlem app keeps crashing all of a sudden, so I hate that. And making a community is kinda strange. I get to the “create” button and when I press it, it says, “match the…” but I don’t know what the rest is cuz the screen reader stops.

      • TwilightGirl1992@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 years ago

        Not sure if my comment went through, but the site is ok for replying to comments. The app, Mlem, is good for browsing communities except when it randomly crashes.

        • dannoffs
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          3 years ago

          Thanks for replying, both comments came through! I’m not shocked that mlem is having some issues, since it’s in like the Apple version of early access. Thankfully, it seems like the community here so far are the kind of people who care more about accessibility than Reddit ever did.

          • TwilightGirl1992@lemmy.world
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            3 years ago

            Oh absolutely! I have contacted Reddit a few times and all they would say is that they think Reddit should be used by everyone, and they’re working on accessibility. Yet, when I update the app, it somehow gets worse! Clearly, they don’t care, or they’d have made the exzemption to third-party apps that focus on accessibility sooner, rather than when blind folks were banging on their door, wanting better.

  • c0mplexx@feddit.de
    1·
    3 years ago

    jokes on you i got overwhelmed by every channel being split into a gajillion chats anyway

    • fouc@lemmy.world
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      3 years ago

      So annoying when you run into an interesting project and you realise that the only documentation is a link to Discord.

    • housefinch@lemmygrad.ml
      1·
      3 years ago

      Just makes a good setup for total data loss where there’s no documentation nor community to turn toward. As if whatever was made never existed. I’m concerned with all the forums that shuttered in the past years that moved 100% to discord and will soon probably have to reverse this trend.

  • Izzy@lemmy.worldBanned
    1·
    3 years ago

    I would love to, but finding an alternative might be even harder than finding an alternative to reddit. I am registered to many alternatives, but unless the people I want to talk to such as my friends are there then it serves no purpose for me.

  • 稲荷大神の狐@yiffit.net
    1·
    3 years ago

    I’d love to leave discord, but I know to many people that use it and will not budge on leaving. I am stuck with it.

    So unless discord makes a very serious boneheaded mistake and double down on it like Reddit did… I don’t see many people leaving.

    • Red@reddthat.com
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      3 years ago

      They were going too, but listened to the community instead. (Re selling discord)

  • アルケミー船長@lemmy.one
    1·
    3 years ago

    While I love the sentiment, I have to say leaving Discord was one of the worst choices I ever made, not because Discord is inherently better, but because of the friends on it. I was in a very different state mentally and left without warning, and I regret it everyday, even though I’m back on Discord and some of my friends were willing to accept me, I still get a very intense feeling that what I did was unforgivable and I shouldn’t be given this chance to talk with them again. It feels like leaving someone waiting for a high five and returning it months later when the hype is gone… I’m mostly inactive because I feel so wrong and I really don’t deserve friends that are so nice. While I made the choice to leave and I knew the consequences, I don’t wish anyone else to make that same mistake, leave with confidence, not with a cloudy mindset, worsening depression, and way less friends.

    • thecdc1995@lemmy.world
      1·
      3 years ago

      The part about it being unforgivable sounds extreme. How can there be “consequences” for simply temporarily opting out of a chat app?

      Losing touch with friends for a while definitely sucks but if you need a break from literally an app then real friends will accept that.

      • アルケミー船長@lemmy.one
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        3 years ago

        I left way more than once, so leaving several times and expecting people to accept you again and again sounds like a chore and not everyone is going to keep accepting you.

        • Fizz@lemmy.nz
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          3 years ago

          I don’t think other people see it that way. It’s very common for people on discord to disappear for days/months then pop back in.

          • アルケミー船長@lemmy.one
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            3 years ago

            Yeah I suppose thats true, I was very much in a different mental state when I left, so much so I deleted my account, one person I was good friends with checked in with my phone number and made sure I was okay. I only wanted to share my experience because some others viewing might be in a similar state I was in, terrified of technology and *almost left it all behind. I have very good people though and I couldnt be more thankful. :)

        • Mallowmarsh@lemmy.world
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          3 years ago

          I don’t know, I have a discord friend who leaves every once in awhile, and it’s just their thing, and we welcome her back with open arms every time. No big deal, leave when you need to and come back when you’re ready :)

    • spleenfiesta@feddit.de
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      3 years ago

      Don’t be so hard on yourself man, your friends accepted you back because you provide something that they don’t want to give up! Social Media is not healthy for us humans. You were able to take a step back and realize that maybe you made a mistake in how you executed moving away from a platform with your friends on it, mistakes happen and it sounds like your friends understand that and you also now understand how much they mean to you, it’s growth

    • Soullioness@lemmy.world
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      3 years ago

      I don’t think anyone blames you for leaving. Social networks are notoriously bad for mental health. And I think everyone takes a break from time to time. You don’t deserve to feel so bad. 💜

      • アルケミー船長@lemmy.one
        1·
        3 years ago

        Thank you :) From one internet surfer to another, your comment was acknowledged and very appreciated. I wish social media wasn’t as prevalent as it currently is, but still nonetheless I appreciate the kind words and the time you took to write! <3

  • Yote.zip@pawb.social
    1·
    3 years ago

    I’ve been excitedly following the matrix project for years, but I’m in a lot of unique discord servers that would never move short of catastrophe. The network effect is too strong to shake the apathetic. We’ll win the long game with matrix, but it might take a while.

  • Fubarberry@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    3 years ago

    Honestly I’m leaning on discord as a crutch to avoid going back to reddit. I suspect discord will ruin themselves one day as well, but I plan to continue using it for the future until options like Lemmy are more developed.

  • hismajesty@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    I really wish there was a selfhosted E2EE chat, video, stream app with client for windows, linux and android. Already tried element but it’s a pain to make it work just fine, even when i tried to federate it, it took so much time to get into other communities. Maybe I’m used to simplicity and ‘optimization’ that discord has but i would like a selfhosted clone tbh. I really dislike the way the discord is taking already. Same as for reddit it’s hard to convince ppl to move over and then again scatter everyone to other apps/places. Geez, fck this, please.

    • lntl
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      3 years ago

      Wouldn’t just voip and an irc channel replace discord? I don’t use it so maybe I’m missing something, but it seems like that would do it

  • AnonTwo@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    I only ever joined Discord for friends. Leaving would mean losing all friends, not even a select bunch. They’re not moving and while some may care that it’s upsetting, it’s a collective bunch that needs convincing. Friends of friends of friends. People aren’t jumping ship for one person to also not have their other friends not jump ship.

    Reddit is a community but doesn’t have the more casual chat that friends use (well they have it now, but it was never good).

    Discord pretty much has to burn bridges like Reddit did before anyone moves.

    • Autonomous User@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 years ago

      We start by mentioning software freedom in everyday converations, in plain english, over the long term. We should not expect anything without creating its foundations.