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If more FOSS projects start using an alternative (matrix, for example), more users will be hesitant to use discord.
I have more reasons, like Discord community usually end up in less meaningful discussion and have significantly less searchability than a form has -- but they are not really a big problem in a closed community.
[1] https://discord.com/privacy#3
[2] https://sourcehut.org/blog/2021-11-29-announcing-the-chat.sr...
[3] https://matrix.org/
[4] https://zulip.com/
If more FOSS projects start using an alternative (matrix, for example), more users will be hesitant to use discord.
I have more reasons, like Discord community usually end up in less meaningful discussion and have significantly less searchability than a form has -- but they are not really a big problem in a closed community.
[1] https://discord.com/privacy#3
[2] https://sourcehut.org/blog/2021-11-29-announcing-the-chat.sr...
[3] https://matrix.org/
[4] https://zulip.com/
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