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"...is not supported in this browser", fuck you Discord (programming.dev)
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[–] DasRubberDuck@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Yep. Those companies make it easy to join so they capture big user bases and become the defacto standard. I had a bad feeling about discord from the beginning. Glad I managed to stay away. But I'm old and not really interested in most "communities" online, so it's an easy decision for me. With instant messengers on the other hand...