> I would blame trash like Discord more though. Alternative search engines are available, but the crappy little web chat hides info inside.

Well, we had the same problem with IRC. There's value to be had in not everything being discoverable in 5 seconds with a google search.

The problem id that Discord did not just replace IRC but but also forums and even documentation websites. Its unfortunately not just ephemeral chats locked in there even if the interface is horrid enough to make you question why someone would ever use it for anything else.