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Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by sequoia on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @12:07AM (#26720493)
Haha yeah I never did learn all about modes and had to google commands or go to the mod channel and ask for help not infrequently, but irc does get held up as an example of “a simple and perfectly decent tool” and my point is that being simple and perfectly OK is not enough, it needs to also be user friendly and accessible to the lay person.

I think we’re violently agreeing.

Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by TylerE on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @12:45AM (#26720698)
IRC was simple and decent 20 years ago. Not today. Or even 10 years ago. The world has moved (very very far) on.
Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry... by anoraca on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @10:08AM (#26725171)
Discord is basically modern IRC. Twitch.tv chat is IRC based.