>>105762722 (OP)they don't offer any benefits over alternatives for others.
>talking to friends?SMS/social media works better
>showing off?social media
>working?slack/VoIP/normal cellphones etc.
>hobby topics?forums still exist but discord is a better platform for organized communities
>privacy?again discord or telegram/signal
>anonymous shitposting?pretty much the only usecase left
also im pretty sure it has to do with privacy as an overall theme. socials are dying because of the era of employers ruining careers over facebook posts by 21yos. after that you can get privacy through anonymity, exclusivity, or both. people seem to prefer the exclusivity/partial anonymity provided by discord.