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by shrimp_emoji 765 days ago
> What would you propose, automatically remove all messages after a few weeks?

This but unironically.

If people or bots or the NSA want to keep records, let them scrape and cache 'em.

I actually think it should all be P2P, but that would kill the thin shell of a business model that exists.

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I would hate such a model, having persistent history is one of the killer feature of Discord vs, say, IRC.
I dunno, the search on Discord is trash. The one time I thought it would be useful to go back and find something, it was completely incapable.
This is not my experience, I use the search heavily and find it an invaluable tool to prevent asking repetitive questions.