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Discord’s blackout makes me realize just how much I depend on it

If your Discord messages are struggling to send or you're having general problems with the app, you're not alone. The chat app has been suffering issues for several hours now, but Discord said on Twitter/X that it was aware of the issues and working on it. It's already seeing some positive signs on my end, which is sad, because the server issues made me realize how much I'm on the damn app. Granted, I use Discord for both work and personal reasons (talking to my significant other and friends), so I'm on it a lot. But still, the feeling I just got made me shudder to think about looking at my screentime details on my iPhone. I think I'm going to be touching some significant grass this weekend. Discord's DownDetector page started showing an influx of error reports at around 2pm CT, and it appears the issues are API-related. But slowly and surely, the errors are subsiding and messages are starting to come through again. Your mileage may vary, as it's still pretty spotty for me, but worry not. You should be able to hop on a voice call with friends to play games or watch movies tonight. Or you could be like me and leave the cave for once. This is a breaking news story. It's being written in real time.