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fruitreunion1 on July 29, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: IRC is the only viable chat protocol (2022)

Yeah, I think there's just a disconnect in culture. Making IRC more viable towards those who like Discord etc. would fundamentally change and ruin it for many who like IRC. And vice versa. So IRC will never resurrect and be used by the masses again.

Ekaros on July 29, 2023 [–]

I think it never was used by masses... Maybe teens and even then I never found it particularly ergonomic.

j45 on July 29, 2023 | [–]

Discord was definitely the school age crowd.

Voice chat before cell phones with unlimited meant calling your friends

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