I’ve been hanging out in a self hosted IRC network, we get like 2-5 new people per month coming in and almost all of them say similar things. Either they are returning to IRC after a 15-20 year absence because they got fed up with the current state of discord, facebook, reddit, whatever. Or, they heard about IRC from a friend or a youtube video and got interested because they got fed up with the current state of discord, facebook, reddit, whatever.
I think its a mix of nostalgia and seeking refuge from the bullshit that is the modern internet.
(If anyone is interested in the network I mentioned, check https://inthemansion.com/ the website has all the info you need and also a webchat, if you don’t want commit to a IRC client just yet, or have problems setting one up, we are happy to answer to any questions.)
I’ve been hanging out in a self hosted IRC network, we get like 2-5 new people per month coming in and almost all of them say similar things. Either they are returning to IRC after a 15-20 year absence because they got fed up with the current state of discord, facebook, reddit, whatever. Or, they heard about IRC from a friend or a youtube video and got interested because they got fed up with the current state of discord, facebook, reddit, whatever.
I think its a mix of nostalgia and seeking refuge from the bullshit that is the modern internet.
(If anyone is interested in the network I mentioned, check https://inthemansion.com/ the website has all the info you need and also a webchat, if you don’t want commit to a IRC client just yet, or have problems setting one up, we are happy to answer to any questions.)