I had exactly the same reaction when I was invited to join Discord. It seemed to be a contradition in terms because it has, for me, exactly the negative connotations you mention. I guess we're saddled with it. Unless it re-brands itself. I'm not a gamer. I abhor violence. I avoid confrontation. So.
Me too. I feel so unconfortable when I enter a Discord room and there is an argument going on. Arguments (especially of the heated kind) are a risky business in the real world, the more so here where we know little about most users. There is also a certain level of impunity here that along with anonymity makes confrontations even riskier.
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I couln't agree more.
Again, I couldn't agree more and I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that people tend to forget that "inside" that computer screen, behind that name, is a warm-blooded, feeling human being.