Discord

4 recommend 5 criticize 1 moved to it 1 moved away

Why hackers recommend it

“Its primary use for me is having small, private communities of people who aren't entirely anonymous to eachother”
Morromist, 2026-10-27original comment ↗
“Discord is free”
chocolatkey, 2026-02-09original comment ↗
“Weirdly Discord, a platform explicitly meant for gamers, is a more useful chat tool.”
rurp, 2026-02-03original comment ↗
“This is why me and my friend groups are staying on Discord.”
Foorack, 2025-12-30original comment ↗

What hackers criticize

“I think it's a disgrace how many communities have moved from the open internet into Discord”
SOTGO, 2026-10-27original comment ↗
“My kids and their friends switched from Discord to Keet to avoid all the signup / authentication friction.”
amniarix, 2026-02-09original comment ↗
“I am on Discord and the balkanization+homogeneization is still as prominent there as everywhere else.”
kaoD, 2025-12-06original comment ↗
“yes it’s a problematic service but that’s another rant”
rounce, 2025-11-30original comment ↗
“Support online via discord which isn't optimal, but at least there is support.”
frm88, 2025-11-08original comment ↗

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