It’s been satisfying watching my configuration.yaml file shrink over the years as more and more things get handled by the UI.

Yes we do. Carbon tax.

Agreed, but I have a feeling I’ll be using Jellyfin in a few years.

As far as I know Matrix is the best FOSS alternative to Discord right now. Maybe try using the coturn addon for voice instead of Jitsi. I’ve been able to share audio snippets just fine this way.