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This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

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[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 18 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Personally, Discord has facilitated a long distance relationship with my now wife, and nearly ten years of weekly TTRPG games. I don't mind the cost because they cannot provide that service for free forever, and I think it's worth it for what I get out of it. The other benefits they add for paying are almost just bonuses to me after that.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

you could also pay to host some shit like mumble.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

It cannot be overstated how much of a boon Discord's lack of friction is for connecting with people and forming communities. It is mind-flatteningly easy to get onto Discord and into a community, and while the content of those communities is woefully unindexed deep web, forever sequestered, the external discoverability of the communities themselves is exceptional.

You will not ever reach the same people with the same ease of use as Discord if you use a hosted alternative.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 10 points 12 hours ago

Mumble does not look like a replacement for all the things I use Discord for.