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It seems possible that optimizing for desktop/pessimizing for mobile might be an important aspect of having effective discussion on complex topics.

It will hurt their initial adoption, but might help the product.

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The most important aspect of having effective discussions is reading what other people say, and people are more likely to have the patience to do that when they're on mobile and have nothing better do, rather then being on desktop and supposed to work.

I think the mindset of "participating effectively in complex [work] discussion is not an inherent part of your work" is exactly what desktop-only is concretely pushing back against.

Thanks for your reply! I personally don't want to use it on phones, but for times when one only has a phone, we'll add mobile support soon.

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