How is it creating value for the platform? I'm in about 30 Discord servers but they are all private with a small group of friends either playing a common game or connected through something else. I don't think any of them have moderators and I don't even know who the creator/admin is in most.
As I see it we're just leeching off Discord's infrastructure, in contrast to reddit (or HN) where each comment/post adds something to the platform in large.
Why would anyone pay money for random nonsense chat logs? Seems useless for the regular reasons data is sold and outright bad as training material for AI.
It's exactly the right data if you want to make a realistic-looking chatbot, e.g. in order to astroturf.
It also likely contains information about you and your friends like holiday plans, medical conditions etc that can be used to more effectively avertise towards you.
But most of all, you are a captive audience that Discord can sell in the future.
As I see it we're just leeching off Discord's infrastructure, in contrast to reddit (or HN) where each comment/post adds something to the platform in large.