Idiotic conversations on Discord

[Lysander]

I've recently joined a few servers on Discord and I'm rather depressed at the quality of conversation. The level of chat is pretty much consistently poor and infantile - clichéd comments and hackneyed colloquialisms, 1,000 different types of emoticons, gifs, memes and 'funny' videos. I don't think I've even smiled once.

It doesn't matter which server I go to, they're pretty much all the same. Is it all like this or have I just joined the wrong places? Is there an intellectual hive of proper discussion going on somewhere there that I've missed? Does the technology encourage this type of communication?

 

[Lysander]

OK that's very encouraging to hear. I've just been unlucky with my choice of servers then. I did follow a couple over from Twitch and then the rest I found on Disboard. Good to know that there are some decent ones out there somewhere.

 

[Lysander]

I joined a discord for buying computer parts and whilst most people are decent there is a tendency for spamming reaction memes and non-sensical chat that can be a bit grating but ultimately needs to be ‘tolerated’.

I've taken myself off Discord. All of the servers I joined are moronic. I can't find one which has any kind of mature or intellectual user base.

 

[Lysander]

Come join Acme's server, it's very professional and lots of intelligent IQ 190's in here to discuss over a tea party.

Fine, I'll give it a go.

 

[Lysander]

I think your sarcasm detector has failed

Oh dear, there's no hope then, is there.