Chapter 4
Discord beyond the Browser
IN THIS CHAPTER
Working with desktop Discord
Working with the Discord mobile app
Investing into the Discord Nitro
Defining other Discord servers
Our journey through Discord has been working with the communication tool through a browser. Doesn’t matter the browser on your computer — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or otherwise — Discord is working to help you build a community online, all rallying around your cause, whether it is your Twitch channel, your charity, or your tech service. And if you don’t mind one more tab open in your browser, then working with Discord through your browser is more than okay.
As my friends will attest to, though, I am one of those people when it comes to working online. I think my record for leaving tabs open was 48. No, that’s not a typo, nor is it an exaggeration. Forty. Eight. It’s not necessarily something I am proud of, and yes, I get endless grief for it. I’m surprised friends and family have not staged some sort of intervention over it. The good news is, though, I am taking steps to try to break this habit.
One way ...
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