but yes i also game and it gets a lot of use for that as well
i agree though that for collecting and organizing information longer term like forums do, it is not ideal
Mailing lists are old, boring, boomer tech. Ayup. They are. And they work.
However, Zoomer, if you must have Teh Sh1ny(tm), then explain to me why a Discourse isn't a better choice?
Discord is the anti-Pangloss; it is the "Worst of All Possible Worlds".
Because it equally well supports real-time communication.
And it looks shiny.
And some people use it to e.g. watch a video together, or other social purposes.