SLACK IS FOR SUITS

Slack feels like wearing a tie. It forces you to act "professional." It kills the soul. We deleted our workspace and moved to Discord.

When you open Slack, you feel the weight of a corporation. The threading model is rigid. The UI screams "Performance Review." It makes you want to say things like "Let's circle back on that" instead of "Yo, this code is broken."

1. The "Digital Office" vs. The Lounge

Slack tries to recreate the open-plan office digitally. It is stressful. Every notification feels like a manager tapping you on the shoulder.

Discord feels like a LAN party. It feels like a late-night hacking session in a basement. The vibe is fundamentally different.

2. Voice Channels > Huddles

Slack "Huddles" are awkward. There is a ringtone. There is an expectation of a meeting.

In Ronin's Discord, we have a Voice Channel called ☕ THE CAFE. It is always open. Engineers hop in, mute their mics, and just code together while listening to lo-fi beats.

If you have a question, you unmute, ask, and mute again. It replicates the feeling of sitting next to your friends, not sitting in a conference room.

3. We Spend the Savings on Espresso

Slack charges $15/user/month just to see your message history. For a team of 20, that's $3,600 a year just to read old text.

Discord is free. We take that $3,600 and we buy actual high-end coffee beans for the team. We ship bags of espresso to our remote devs.

Caffeine > Chat History.

4. Separation of Church and State

We don't use Discord for "Project Management." That's what GitHub Issues and Linear are for.

If it's work, it goes in the ticket. If it's vibes, it goes in Discord.

Slack tries to be both and fails at both. It becomes a messy graveyard of lost tasks and forced fun. We prefer to keep our "Work" in the tools built for work, and our "Chat" in the tool built for gamers.

GRAB A COFFEE

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