In a bid to expand its advertising business, Discord has invented a new in-app currency to give away in exchange for watching commercials. They're called Orbs, and you can use them to buy cosmetics from Discord's shop.
I've pondered these Orbs myself and find them inoffensive, at least so far. At the outset, Orbs will primarily be a reward for completing "quests," Discord's existing advertising branch that gives away profile decorations in exchange for watching movie trailers or streaming a partnered game. The only Orbs quest I had access to in the Orbs beta involved watching a commercial for Orbs, a circular exercise that ended with 150 big ones (big Orbs, that is) burning a hole in my pocket.
