when i say "message me on signal not discord" im not saying signal replaces discord, im saying signal replaces discords dm functionality. but so does almost literally every other messenger
its foolish to say that anything competes with discords whole "server" functionality as a complete package, nothing does. there are too many features available for free for anyone to expect to compete right now. matrix and revolt try, but fail miserably, at least currently, and guilded isnt even worth talking about
so, when i say "i prefer signal to discord", im not saying signal is feature comparable to discord, because nothing is even close to that. im saying its better than discords direct and group messaging component
discord is a big app, and it does a lot of things. the dm function sucks, and every other component of discord, while it all sucks, has little or no competition
i dont think anyone is saying theres no reason to use discord at all and it can be drop-in replaced by an alternative, and anyone who IS saying that is woefully misinformed..