They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won’t last. They’re going full Microsoft Skype mode and it’s only a matter of time.

  • Gestrid@lemmy.caEnglish
    71·
    9 months ago

    They tried their best to make Nitro succeed first before turning to other methods of making money.

    • Iceman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      9 months ago

      The paradoxical demand of ever growing profits made this unavoidable anyways.

      • Gestrid@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        To a degree, yes. But a non-public company doesn’t usually have that “obligation” for ever-growing profit. Unfortunately, Discord’s goal does seem to be to eventually get an IPO.

    • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Which to me shows why enshittification is so closely tied to austerity and economic downturn. For example I have a buddy who bought Discord Nitro whenever he could. But he recently got laid off and of course that was the first monthly expense he cut.