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Re:Facebook going down meant more than just a social network... by ajsnigrutin on Monday October 04, 2021 @07:43PM (#28753829)
The problem here is "other people".

I'd like to use irc as a messaging platform, but almost noone uses it anymore. If all your friends and family use only whatsapp, you have no choice.

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Re:Facebook going down meant more than just a social network... by nxbp on Monday October 04, 2021 @07:49PM (#28753865)
and irc folks have splintered now to irc4ever hardcore, matrix preachers, mastodon tooters, other small social media jesuses and so on. oh, and discord lunatics. Can't wait for that walled garden to crash.

Good thing is that there are choices.

Bad thing about the good thing is that there are too many and we're stretching thin.

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Re:Facebook going down meant more than just a social network... by OccamsMirror on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @12:31AM (#28769222)
The general public do not give a shit about any of these. Wouldn't matter if there was only one.
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Re:Facebook going down meant more than just a social network... by DantesKite on Monday October 04, 2021 @10:03PM (#28754733)
What are the benefits of using irc as a messaging platform?
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Re:Facebook going down meant more than just a social network... by chrismcb on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:37PM (#28755248)
Other than the other users? I haven't figured it out, as other services offer better experiences. I guess it is the openess around irc.
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Re:Facebook going down meant more than just a social network... by lkramer on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @05:56AM (#28757261)
That you're not tied to a single provider/client/platform... Also for some people it's just a nicer, more on point, communication platform. But for most people the barriers are greater than the benefits, so it's not a viable solution in today's world.
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Re:Facebook going down meant more than just a social network... by ajsnigrutin on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @10:39PM (#28768550)
Many different clients, bots, no registration, easy to join/leave channels, easy to automate stuff,...
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