When Discord actually starts implementing paywalls for existing features, I will definitely look into Matrix more, but I mainly see this as Discord reacting to server owners using Patreon and bots to locking content and roles behind a paywall.
Sure, and when that day comes I’m there to criticize discord for it. But, given they need to make money (they have to, they don’t have the option to just operate at a loss for the rest of time), it’s worth acknowledging their attempts to make money without infringing on the service the users actually signed up for.
undefined> honestly as long as the stuff that discord is monetizing stays additive instead of changing services we already use to be paid-for,
Narrator: “The microtransactions did not, in fact, remain only additive.”
It never does. Greed always wins. And we will once again be left hopping ship to another platform.
Personally, I will wait and see.
When Discord actually starts implementing paywalls for existing features, I will definitely look into Matrix more, but I mainly see this as Discord reacting to server owners using Patreon and bots to locking content and roles behind a paywall.
Sure, and when that day comes I’m there to criticize discord for it. But, given they need to make money (they have to, they don’t have the option to just operate at a loss for the rest of time), it’s worth acknowledging their attempts to make money without infringing on the service the users actually signed up for.