Being on Twitter is like going and shouting out in a park where a bunch of other people are doing the same, while a Discord would be like inviting people to a party at my house, which I'd have had to organise. If I'm not in the mood, I can just not go to the park, but it feels harder to just take time off when it's something I have some degree of ownership over.
Most of my concerns about it come from running communities in the past though, which caused an enormous amount of stress. It's not something I'm eager to revive, though I know I'll have to. I'll just have to hope I can find some good moderators, but chances are I'll be worrying about what they might do as much as - or more than - what the members might do (would they shape the community according to what they want rather than what I'd want? Should what I want actually matter?).
Most of my concerns about it come from running communities in the past though, which caused an enormous amount of stress. It's not something I'm eager to revive, though I know I'll have to. I'll just have to hope I can find some good moderators, but chances are I'll be worrying about what they might do as much as - or more than - what the members might do (would they shape the community according to what they want rather than what I'd want? Should what I want actually matter?).