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Re:How Discord Went Mainstream by gsich on Thursday March 14, 2019 @11:21AM (#19390003)
>IRC isn't very easy to use for the common person.

A common person can learn. Also the audience (mostly gamers) know how to do stuff with their computers.

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Re:How Discord Went Mainstream by sneakernets on Thursday March 14, 2019 @11:45AM (#19390275)
In today's mobile world, IRC sucks. I've used IRC for years. Sending files is a pain in the ass due to everyone being behind NATs these days. People can flood servers with garbage. Names can be squatted and trolls can run free. Not so much with Discord.

It also doesn't require a bouncer just so you can go from mobile to PC to tablet without issue.

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