Latest ad popup in Discord. Something about earning points by watching an ad about AI in Microsoft Edge or something?
What a dumb platform. Ugh. I dunno when peak "chat" was, but I wish I could convince people to go back.
@slembcke@mastodon.gamedev.place
I dunno when peak "chat" was
I do, its IRC.I wish I could convince people to go back.
You don't need to, there's still people there! Why bother getting the retarded masses on the good platform, it will only just make life worse for the people that do care about quality.
@tyil
>spin up IRC
>it's the actual 1988 there
>replies don't work
>pictures don't work
>reactions aren't even a concept
>even authenticating is done via a hodgepodge bot you have to write to
>hey server, what happened when I was away?
>I dunno m8 should've idled your PC 24/7
>peak
>why can't I convince the retarded masses to go back?
We left for a lot of reasons, which IRC is incapable of satisfying by design. Stop clinging to nostalgia and pretending that just because you can deal with IRC's bullshit, everyone can.
