Strong beliefs sometimes interfere with development. “I am convinced,” and all new is lost. Even if this new one is much better. Facebook has many advantages, it is a popular platform. But the big disadvantage of this is that you have no control there. You have no control, not the slightest. It could end in disaster. For example, I have a group on Facebook consisting of hundreds of thousands of people. This seems like a good thing, but it’s too bad that if they decide to close it tomorrow, and I can’t do anything about it. All the time all the work will be wasted.
In this regard, the Discourse platform is very different. You have control. Sometimes it is really necessary.