Discord is… taking on steam?https://twitter.com/discordapp/status/1027559088035487747 …
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If so, seems like a really smart entry strategy: build a tool filling a seemingly unrelated niche for community using the entrenched platform you want to compete with, get critical mass of users, use your platform to introduce your alternative.