> Because people miss things and there is no signal that indicates something has been missed. ... What signals does Discord provide that something has been missed?
You can configure Discord notifications so that every message generates a push notification to your phone. I only ever dismiss the notification if the message requires no action or if an appropriate response has already been given to the message. Most of the time, I respond right away.
There’s no way that scales. I have email addresses where I delete everything at 10k unread messages. I can’t imagine notifications for something like chat that produces even more messages.
But to answer my own question, the system you have in place to ensure you don't miss things is "just don't make mistakes, just don't miss things". In the event that you do make a mistake (like accidentally moving your finger in a slightly wrong pattern on the screen) there will be no feedback or signal to indicate you have missed something.
You can configure Discord notifications so that every message generates a push notification to your phone. I only ever dismiss the notification if the message requires no action or if an appropriate response has already been given to the message. Most of the time, I respond right away.