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Been finding myself spend more and more time online in niche Discord communities, like the PI.FYI book club and some music related groups. smaller communities means people are more likely to handle disagreements like adults (or leave), no algorithms so toxic waste doesn’t get promoted for eNgAgEmEnT or whatever, and normal folks talking about genuinely cool stuff they like. it’s nice!
the other plus side is some of the bigger “viral” events make it into those spaces occasionally so I’m not totally culturally insulated, but I’m also not frantically trying to figure out more about Today’s Main Character like I used to on Twitter/X. just some nice spaces I get choose when and how to engage with.

@slowlytyped

Nov 16, 2024

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@dirtyturk

Do you have any recs for these communities or ways to find them ? Discord always sound like somethn id really like on paper but in practice i just never got it right

Nov 17, 2024

@slowlytyped

dirtyturk yeah, this is def the other edge of the sword with Discord: it rules because you need the invite link to get in, but also it’s tough to find invite links. I‘m a longtime Stereogum reader, and one of their paid supporter perks is a Discord server, which is where I spend most of my time. I’ve seen a few other websites/communities I follow offer this perk for subscribers as well, so if you’re already supporting some creators online it might be worth seeing if there’s already some you could have access to. these PI.FYI-adjacent servers are open to everyone, though! PI.Book Club: https://discord.gg/KKBU5ys2 PI.FYI Music League: https://discord.gg/hECtZkEA

Nov 17, 2024

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