[–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Boats aren't cursed, people are stupid. They'll run up onto and over things time and again.

People drive their trucks into the surf. You think those same people trying to launch their boat and swamping their truck know how to operate a boat? Nope. Bigger boats don't make better drivers, if anything it's the opposite.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    If I start using discord even for voice chats then soon people will insist that I install it on my phone, which I'm not going to do. Each time I've installed discord app I've always uninstalled it. I could count on one hand how many voice chats I've had on Xbox in 2025. I have a USB keyboard permanently plugged in. Recently I played The Ascent with some guys which was pretty cool but one of them is working 12 hours shifts so I don't know if it'll happen again.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I get that! That's a pretty good point I hadn't considered either [on archiving].

    I just looked at your name too lol. That's totally fair xD. No need to manage a password vault if you're able to get by with standard telephone/sms

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I don't use discord because I end up joining a dozen groups, which in turn have a dozen channels each. And it's so hard to scroll the pages. Really good if you're then when things are happening, but otherwise really bad for archiving. Phone call and SMS are at least a standard and you don't need anything special to use them. Discord, WhatsApp and everything else is an extra account.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago

    I ignored a likely spam call and it went to my voice mail.... FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU! I swear when I press '5' to delete or whatever the code is, it still doesn't delete. It says press 'blah' to delete but when I press it, I hear "message saved".

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    i'm pretty much getting rid of txt and sms. I've got 0 use for them these days. If I get a call I just hangup because 99% its a scammer.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    I think what you're saying has a lot of merit in a lot of ways. But being one of those people who sits behind a computer a lot and 'talks' electronically I can tell you first hand I am really am talking a lot of the time - I just hop in group calls in discord. It's a lot like walking in to the social door room back in college. When people are around and I wanna chat I just go in and chat. If no one's around and I wanna chat I'll still hop in the voice channel and people will join if they want to chat too.

    That's where the nerve is a bit struck with me regarding your comment on sitting behind the computer. To what extent are people actually not using voice coms - as in how many people who spend lots of time on a dedicated computer are also just doing chat through discord instead of old school 1:1 calls?

    Maybe I'm also just one of those pussies who hates answering the phone, but like hit me up, we'll get together and go grab some boba if you want that one on one communication but otherwise just hop in the group chat. It's a bit entitled to expect friends be most comfortable communicating the way that works best for you no? Round hole square peg and all. I happen to think phone calls are more tedious then back and forth texting, but the different modes certainly have different uses.

    The younger generation still is generally cooked and that worries me quite a bit. The attention span is a big one. A 4 paragraph email isn't even really that long. Heck, this reply is somewhere at that length. If you and I were talking on the phone this specific exchange would be like 5 minutes or something!

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