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Post by Chani on Nov 13, 2022 20:13:10 GMT -8
I would say Discord has certainly had an impact, particularly when it comes to gaming communities, but long-form conversations have been dying for a while now. If you ask for everyone's favorite colors on a forum, most people would reply with more than just a one-word answer. Their replies would tell you things about them and help you connect. Try that same question on a Discord server, you're lucky if they type out a reply at all. Most of them would just attach an emoji to your message and move on. Try the same question on Facebook, you will get a handful of likes, a few short answers, and one person who somehow manages to make their reply political. I don't hate social media—that'd be a pretty ridiculous opinion for a social media manager to take—but I do miss longer conversations and deeper connections. I work from home and live in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere, so online is the only place for me to find friends. I'm a part of several Discord servers with hundreds or thousands of members, I run a bunch of social media accounts, but I have maybe two people I would feel comfortable calling if something awful happened. The interactions on other platforms just seem superficial. Buuut I could be biased since my job requires breaking down human interactions on those platforms to monetize them in the most efficient manner possible.
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Post by Cade on Nov 16, 2022 15:26:23 GMT -8
For me, the benefit of things like Discord is that you can make quick, easy messages to multiple people all at once. It's definitely useful for more simplistic communication with others, but personally I'd rather spend my time online having actual conversations. Forums are an overall better place to connect with a community of people, and are way more organized and easier to navigate than most social media platforms. However, a lot of people (especially teenagers and pre-teens) crave instant attention/interaction because it's less commitment, and that's exactly what platforms like Discord and TikTok provide and encourage. Even if it's just a brief interaction, the user has found at least part of what they were looking for, and they can easily just move on to the next thing.
With that said, I'd like to think that platforms like forums can survive because of people who don't just crave instant gratification. There's still a great number of people who want to be part of a community, even if it is to just talk about their feelings, their life, etc.
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