They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won’t last. They’re going full Microsoft Skype mode and it’s only a matter of time.

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Well yes, but at the same time if you had to pay a few bucks a month for Lemmy or it only worked on a special app, would you be on it?

            • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
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              7 months ago

              I think there’s definitely room to have an open source Discord alternative.

              IRC with history and images

              Voice/video chat

              Wiki hosting

              Have a client and website that can link right to them and you’re away. But again, it’s going to cost something to run it, be it hosting fees or a small server in somebody’s house along with bandwidth. And Discord doesn’t unless you count privacy, which most people don’t.

      • dustyData@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Discord nitro is a thing. They are bleeding money like mofos. There’s no more investor money, they are desperate for income.

        • HACKthePRISONS@kolektiva.social
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          7 months ago

          sounds like it’s time to allow third-party clients distribute the server software, shut down free “servers” and offer paid hosting and support. that would cut costs a great deal.

    • jeremyparker@programming.devEnglish
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      7 months ago

      ??? I hope you don’t actually think this

      There’s no reason to require everyone on earth to prioritize a better computer interfacing environment over their free time.

      My time is worth way more to me than video game voice chat – but it’s not either/or. Thanks to other developers, I can have both.