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I don’t think it is better at all. Unlike Discord, which might allow you to exist without a phone number, Telegram requires it right upfront. And it removed the ability to register from desktop, at least without spinning up an Android VM.
I don’t think it is better at all. Unlike Discord, which might allow you to exist without a phone number, Telegram requires it right upfront. And it removed the ability to register from desktop, at least without spinning up an Android VM.
I’d prefer Mumble for voice chat when gaming.
…And in addition, Discord itself can randomly nuke your account by asking for a phone number.
Servers can be hosted by anyone; there is usually no account needed to join the chat; it would not randomly demand a phone number or an ID; it does not get pissed over people not using a very specific piece of bloated spyware… So nope, not against.
I am in a different part of the world, and what you are saying is also true here for the older generation, while the younger one has no escape from Telegram.
XMPP