alt Hacker News> It’s time accept the loss of “features” and go back to something simpler
I guess I have a hard time understanding these calls to switch to a platform that has even fewer features than the unverified Discord accounts. The blog post is incorrect in claiming that verification will be mandatory. It will only be necessary to access certain features and content. For simple IRC-style chats or even for voice chats with gaming friends, no verification is required.
The average Discord user, or even the 98th percentile user, isn’t going to be looking to switch to a platform that isn’t a replacement for the features they use. They’re just going to not verify their accounts and move on.
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Yet people are en-mass switching from discord. Anonymity on the internet is important for a lot of reasons and is part of why it’s good. If hacker news required an ID to access who’s hiring and ask HN threads, people would move off.
Communities aren’t about the “platform features” they’re about the environment. As for profit CEO after CEO fail to recognize time after time
> The blog post is incorrect in claiming that verification will be mandatory. It will only be necessary to access certain features and content.
I think it's the writing on the wall that's important here, mate. This is only the first step.