[kbar13]

yes as i said, word of mouth is an important part of growth. but word of mouth doesn't just happen out of nowhere. discord knows their market, did their research, and did tons of work behind the scenes in marketing, partnerships, developing features that would add growth, etc. you see discord literally everywhere at events, other social media platforms, involved in communities.

where do you see this kind of effort from open source alternatives? i believe this is the biggest issue with the "alternatives". my perception is that they think they built an amazing product and that people should just start using it. but that's not how that works.