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One of Reddit’s biggest communities is suggesting users move to Discord (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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One of Reddit’s biggest communities is suggesting users move to Discord r/malefashionadvice, the biggest Reddit community still inaccessible in protest of Reddit’s new API pricing, is encouraging its users to congregate on Discord and view guides on Substack.

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[–] excel@lemmy.megumin.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It’s not just about understanding, it’s about being harder to remember. Can you honestly say you remember what your discriminator was without having to look it up?

And even if so, do you really expect that most people would remember it without having to look it up?

The reality is that most people aren’t going to remember a 4-digit number that they didn’t pick.

I have to add people every week and never had a single person that knew their number. If it wasn’t for the “nearby scan” feature, I imagine a lot of those people would have just said “fuck it,“ because looking up the number is so annoying.

But people are used to remembering a username they chose, especially if they can reuse the same one (or two) in multiple places.

[–] provomeister@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've never really though about this aspect, it's been easy for me but that doesn't mean it is for everyone. Most people I added over the years where already on Discord so it was as simple as clicking the invite button. Never had much trouble IRL too because they were pretty active on Discord and knew their discriminator, or I would simply give mine.

Even if I'm still a bit sour about the change, I can totally see why it would be easier for most people.

Anyway, my initial comment wasn't to bash you or anything. Clearly, my exemples weren't the best. I now have better outlook on this username change. Thanks! 🫠