>>157916>Discords are nothing more but IRCs with extra features.This is far from the truth.
Let's list 5 differences quickly:
1. IRC is a public protocol, Discord is a private service -> anyone can make an IRC server, nobody can make a Discord server only channels in a walled garden
2. IRC might collect your data and it's limited to a few data points, Discord collects all the data it can and sells it off to the highest bidder
3. IRC's userbase doesn't attempt to mass recruit from other communities, Discorders try to convert everyone they can everywhere at all times
4. the purpose of IRC reflects the spirit of the internet of free and open discussion and communication, Discord's purpose is to make money for shareholders and grow the surveillance dragnet
5. IRC exists alongside imageboards and other sites, Discord demands to replace them all (this is the biggest issue and why everyone hates it, 3 is an aspect of this but reflects the population)
I haven't even mentioned the obnoxious gatekeeping for filesharing.
This always seems to be one of main sticking points the Discord cultists in general repeat ad nauseum. Either it's discord is the same (false), or discord is better (unproven), or discord is modern (meaningless), or everyone is on discord (peer pressure).
You want to imply Discord and imageboards go hand-in-hand so it's ok to post them but that's wrong.