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Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform (archive.is)
submitted 7 months ago by empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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.

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[–] kadu@lemmy.world 247 points 7 months ago (37 children)

I've grown with ICQ, MSN Messenger, TeamSpeak, Skype, several local chat apps, then people obsessed with Facebook Messenger, then Snapchat... I just know any particular chatting app is a temporary fad that will eventually end, it's just their cycle. Don't get attached to them.

[–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 55 points 7 months ago (3 children)

door opening sound knock knock

I can still sometimes "hear" ICQ, and that's going on almost 30 years ago now?

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 29 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I still have the "uh oh" sound - use it on my phone for notifications.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Same, however, I keep my phone on vibrate so I never actually hear it.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I hear you! 🤣

I so want a smart "watch" just for subtle notifications, with vibration patterns that can be configured.

I'd even pay for an Apple device, if it could be made to work well.

Oh, and it needs a battery that can last 3 days at least, preferably a week.

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I can still recite my ICQ number off the top of my head

[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

63094052 add me A/S/L?

[–] KonalaKoala@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

And then you wonder WTF you want my age, sex, and location.

[–] evatronic@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I remember mine, and my childhood best friend's Prodigy account IDs.

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Okay, now you guys are making me miss CompuServe.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Big spenders here, NetZero crowd checking in.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Always kept the Netzero around, but the best were the fly-by-nights who were sure they could run a successful business without Juno or Netzero's investment or technical debt by just asking you to pretty-please use their site as your home page.

Well, "best" for as long as they lasted.

[–] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 5 points 7 months ago

Ha, same. Best thing I can do for my social security number is "That looks about right".

[–] hyperiox@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

39148895 add me plz

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

Mine is 6 digits long and I remember it too. The whiteboard function was particularly fun.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Uh oh!

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