I'm confused, why is anyone "installing" Discord? I just go to the website.

The web-based experience is subpar:

* You can't share your screen in a way optimized for text clarity. In the native app, even without nitro, you, effectively, have the "source resolution, 5 fps" option. With the web app, you are limited to 720p.

* You can't make the full use of your camera. On the web, 640x480 is the only available resolution, while in the native app, 1280x720 is the default.

* Also, on platforms other than Linux, with the native app, you can stream the game audio separately from your microphone. This functionality is not available via the web or on Linux unless you install an unofficial client.

Ah, I didn't know people were using Discord for video calls. No one has ever asked me to to jump on a Discord video call. Then again, I'm not a PC gamer. I honestly thought it was basically just a modern IRC, to chat in specific groups/channels, and to ask the MidJourney bot to generate images of cats wearing pajamas.

I’ve found that on the website, they seem to log me out pretty aggressively if I’m not using it often.

It's just a PWA - it's nicer to use the app then have a tab in the website for something I keep open in the background all the time.

Like Instagram and Slack they intentionally make the web experience bad so you use the native app where they can track more.

This is the way.