Who were these friends? Were they people you knew in real life? Were they peolle you knew for years, hell even maybe a handful of months? Were they people you spent time with, had conversations with? Did you share ideas or passions? Who were they?

Who were they, and what made keeping Discord such a damning act?

I've known some of the for 10 years. I don't think there's a single one who I've known for less than a year. I know their supposed political views and what they say they support, and the things we supposedly agreed on.

But like everyone they just like to talk.

And I've been seeing the same complacent crap about Discord on Mastodon, Bluesky, and Lemmy, and I'm going to have zero tolerance for people who take what is literally techno fascism belly up.

And no, I don't presume you're talking to me because you don't even know who I am and I have been nothing but polite to you up to this point.

Politeness doesn't make your bullshit palatable. And why would I even need to know more about you when you're defending the use of Discord?

If you ever find yourself asking "how could people let XYZ happen" about some past tyrrany, look in the mirror.