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    • iamthetot@piefed.caEnglish
      1551·
      14 days ago

      I don’t really see how someone can position Discourse as the number one Discord alternative. Surely most people looking to ditch Discord want live chat, audio/video calls, and screen sharing… Or am I just in the minority here?

      For the record, I think Discourse looks awesome and even thinking about how I might use it for a project, but I do not see it as a Discord alternative.

      • Mark with a Z@suppo.fiEnglish
        731·
        14 days ago

        Lots of communities use discord as a replacement for a forum despite it not being fit for it at all

      • karashta@piefed.socialEnglish
        33·
        14 days ago

        I also want this suite of things. I stream movies to friends, share games I’m playing…

        These are core features to me now in a robust chat client

      • SkavarSharraddas@gehirneimer.de
        10·
        14 days ago

        By reducing a complex topic down to one score that has “features” as only one of many factors, so that “openness” and “safety” push it to the top.

      • JayGray91🐉🍕@piefed.socialEnglish
        3·
        13 days ago

        looking to ditch Discord want live chat, audio/video calls, and screen sharing… Or am I just in the minority here?

        I’ll keep you company in the minority, since that’s what I want too

      • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        1·
        14 days ago

        I thought Discourse was bought by Roblox, merged into Roblox, and then discontinued outside of Roblox?

        I’m thinking of something else, I think.

      • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        13 days ago

        I would bet on the screen sharing not being that big of a requirement for most people. Voice and text chats though? Yeah, that’s the minimum.