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dirtmayor@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

Discord is opening the monetization floodgates: get ready for microtransaction stores and paid 'exclusive memes'

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Discord is opening the monetization floodgates: get ready for microtransaction stores and paid 'exclusive memes'

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dirtmayor@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago
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The internet's favorite chat app is turning servers into storefronts.
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    Well, this seems like powerful motivation for me to eventually find a free open source positive alternative to Discord, while ignoring Discord in the meantime. I would love to bypass their enshittification phase entirely.

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      There’s Matrix/Element and now Revolt

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      Revolt is one, and the app is basically a clone of Discord.

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      https://nerimity.com/

      It’s very new, but that’s one. Spacebar was one but seems to be stuck in limbo. Then yeah there’s Revolt I guess.

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        @Nero if it’s from the same dev as Nertivia, I wouldn’t trust them

        @dirtmayor @PositiveNoise

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      @PositiveNoise @dirtmayor Have you tried revolt.chat ?

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        I’ll check out revolt.chat. Thanks for the suggestion!

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      Maybe this is a sign people need to stop expecting everything on the Internet to be free?

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        If you’re selling my data, it’s not free

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