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I hear people are doing a surprise-pikachu about Discord's new ad push?
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/discord-heightens-ad-focus-by-introducing-video-ads-to-mobile-apps-in-june/
Truly surprising that a *checks notes* proprietary, centralized, VC-funded platform started enshittifying the moment it gained enough market share to make it very difficult for people to flow elsewhere. 
Nobody saw that coming! 
What is the FOOS software that can best do what discord does? (This question also applies to Facebook Groups) Mainly making it very easy to create chat, file-sharing and posting spaces, to delegate moderation (many content creators use this "honor" masterfully ... but also in a way that makes me give them side eye about the free parasocial fueled labor)
Qualms aside is there any contender for a best replacement?
@rysiek@mstdn.social@futurebird best I can do is:
https://mstdn.social/@rysiek/114201644002543556
Whatever alternative I point to, there is going to be a million reasons people offer as to why they are not "good enough."
Proprietary, centralized, VC-funded platforms suck the air and funding out of the room, such that ethical, decentralized alternatives have huge difficulty with finding a mindshare.
Either we recognize this and make a conscious effort to support ethical tech even if it's not as slick, or we are doomed to pikachu-face.