WhatsApp or Discord?

[Heatman]

Between WhatsApp and Discord, which one do you feel more comfortable and convenient making use of? Why would you choose WhatsApp over Discord and vice versa? I asked someone and she told me that giving people her phone number is the biggest turn off for using WhatsApp. It's why she go with using Discord.

Do you like WhatsApp or Discord?

 

[Kale]

Discord is better IMO. A ton of friends use it and I am more comfortable with it.

 

[Cory]

I've never used WhatsApp before, but I've always been comfortable using Discord with all its useful features.

 

[Henrywrites]

I have always believed that Discord is better in terms of getting instant messages. The app that can give you a fast view of what the other person is saying right away. I like that so much.

 

[Dismal_Bliss]

Well, I'm gonna be the odd man out here but I prefer Whatsapp only for familiarity. My staff uses it. My congregation uses it. My friends use it. I know virtually nobody who uses Discord. I only recently installed it just for kicks.

 

[Toni]

I use WhatsApp a lot more than I use Discord.
I don't remember the last time I used Discord but I use WhatsApp almost every day.

 

[Shortie]

I use both WhatsApp and Discord myself and it depends on what I use it for as to whether or not I prefer one over the other.

For business and also my video game content creation, I prefer to use Discord but for family and friends, I prefer to use WhatsApp.

 

[joelr]

Or Slack or Skype or Telegram!

I use all of these, it just depends to what person or user I'm talking to. Telegram and Discord have some great groups.

 

[Heatman]

Or Slack or Skype or Telegram!

I use all of these, it just depends to what person or user I'm talking to. Telegram and Discord have some great groups.

I hardly use Skype for anything. I had a client from Seoclerks who asked me to reach out to her on Skype since February 2022 but she never responded. I will be uninstalling the app by 1st January 2024.

I use Slack for work purposes which is a great platform. The cryptocurrency scam spams on Telegram drove me away from using it often.

 

[joelr]

There's definitely common groups that use certain systems. Slack and Teams are popular for professional work purposes.

Didn't know about the cryptocurrency scam on Telegram, that sucks to hear. I keep a pretty tight group of users who are all in the same niche.

 

[Heatman]

There's definitely common groups that use certain systems. Slack and Teams are popular for professional work purposes.

Didn't know about the cryptocurrency scam on Telegram, that sucks to hear. I keep a pretty tight group of users who are all in the same niche.

I make use of Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange and I'm in their official Telegram group. There are so many scammers in the same group as well. They always bump my DM bringing one useless scam or another. I know well not to give them any sort of attention.

 

[joelr]

Ah okay. Yes, if you're into cryptocurrency, it's going to be a Wild West. Hope nobody gets scammed and they all get blocked eventually.

 

[Heatman]

Ah okay. Yes, if you're into cryptocurrency, it's going to be a Wild West. Hope nobody gets scammed and they all get blocked eventually.

The greedy and gullible individuals get scammed because that's how one falls for scam in the first place. Those scammers know well not to say jack in the group, that's why they do their thing in your DM. If they are blocked from the Telegram group, they can easily create a new account and join back as long as they have access to the link of the group.

 

[joelr]

Telegram has always prided itself on encryption and privacy, so I can see more bad actors on Telegram. There are definitely some people in my niche selling fake content packs (pay $500 to get exclusive access to ABC!!), but they're so obviously fake and you can get the content freely from other sources.

When you get to the size of millions of users as a platform, you're unfortunately going to encounter a set of problems that little forums like is will never have.

I know every forum wants to grow big, but there are some genuine benefits to being smaller and under the radar.