Sure, IRC might be the Ford Model T if you are using it with netcat and manually PONGing the server. But compared to a proper IRC client Slack really feels more

Sure, IRC might be the Ford Model T if you are using it with netcat and manually PONGing the server. But compared to a proper IRC client Slack really feels more like an E-Class. Good luck handling 3000 concurrent buffers in slack, or even adding basic features like OTR.