I'm very mixed about Discord, yes, the clique mentality is absolute cancer because that's what it is. It's like fucking school all over again but on steroids thanks to the internet and it's the perfect descriptor really because a lot of these supposed 'adults' who use it have pissed me off more than once and I have ranted about this before. They abuse the fuck out of their positions to try and establish a social hierarchy and when I get a whiff of that I leave.

At the same time though, it is useful for networking and if you happen to find people that are worth hanging out with it is fun. You're right though from a professional perspective when it comes to storing actual research and data it's atrocious yet people insist on using it for that.

Mind you, having just been on the receiving end of it quite publicly now. All it takes is one of the Admins or mods of these places anywhere on the internet having a temper tantrum and they fucking wipe all the genuine work you've done for the community because they're tantrum throwing arseholes.

My best advice I can give on this, make backups and trust no one also record interactions so the shit heads can't make anything up about you if you manage to piss them off. Unfortunately I don't even think it's an age thing these days, it's a mentality and you have to prepare yourself for it and not make the mistake of trusting in peoples' good nature.

I'm very mixed about Discord, yes, the clique mentality is absolute cancer because that's what it is. It's like fucking school all over again but on steroids thanks to the internet and it's the perfect descriptor really because a lot of these supposed 'adults' who use it have pissed me off more than once and I have ranted about this before. They abuse the fuck out of their positions to try and establish a social hierarchy and when I get a whiff of that I leave.

At the same time though, it is useful for networking and if you happen to find people that are worth hanging out with it is fun. You're right though from a professional perspective when it comes to storing actual research and data it's atrocious yet people insist on using it for that.

Mind you, having just been on the receiving end of it quite publicly now. All it takes is one of the Admins or mods of these places anywhere on the internet having a temper tantrum and they fucking wipe all the genuine work you've done for the community because they're tantrum throwing arseholes.

My best advice I can give on this, make backups and trust no one also record interactions so the shit heads can't make anything up about you if you manage to piss them off. Unfortunately I don't even think it's an age thing these days, it's a mentality and you have to prepare yourself for it and not make the mistake of trusting in peoples' good nature.