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  • iamthetot@piefed.caEnglish
    1551·
    19 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·
      19 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·
      19 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·
      19 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·
      19 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

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      18 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.

    • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      1·
      19 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.