Subj : 2038: still be running a
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Arelor
Date : Sun Mar 28 2021 07:01:58

  Re: 2038: still be running a
  By: Sean Dennis to Arelor on Fri Mar 26 2021 09:45 pm

 > Hello Arelor,
 > 
 > Friday March 26 2021 20:16, you wrote to me:
 > 
 >  A> I remember building a Mumble server and a set of bots for playing some
 >  A> RPG games over VOIP, using my own infrastructure, and some Discord
 >  A> user convinced everybody to use Discrod instead for the game, citing
 >  A> all the capabilities Discord has, and all the bots available and its
 >  A> healthy ecosystem. They forced the issue and we ended up playing over
 >  A> Discord because it was obvious it was "so much featureful". It turned
 >  A> out we ended up using NONE of the advertised extra capatilities. So in
 >  A> the end we ended up using an untrustworthy platform controlled by a
 >  A> third party in exchange of (supposed) perks we didn't use.
 > 
 > I have heard that same story a lot from several "pro gamers" (hah) I know of
 > moving from a trusted platform to Discord that records everything you write,
 > including PMs, for the government to regularly peruse through whether it nee
 > to or not.
 > 
 > Later,
 > Sean

For some reason, I think it is less of a problem to use an untrusted platform
as a "pro gamer," assuming you mean people who play professionaly. Because
these people aren't using their comm platform for talking about their personal
stuff.

However, if you are arranging an informal RPG game with friends, chances are
you are gonna start asking people about their girlfriend, how Jack's bar is
doing, and tell them about how much your boss is pressing you.

Which is why I understand using things like Facebook for promoting your
business (even if I think it does not work as advertised), but I roll my eyes
at people who uses it as a personal communication platform.

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