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IRC back in the days was literally another world. It was something special. You could bond with other online users like family members even though the only thin
by m0rphy99 8y ago
IRC back in the days was literally another world. It was something special. You could bond with other online users like family members even though the only thing you knew about them was their nickname. We have more advance technologies now but we would never be able to experience anything like IRC again. Slack and Discord servers today are not even close.
- bamboozled 8y agoI remmeber having the same deep interactions on ICQ!
- petra 8y ago>> Slack and Discord servers today are not even close. Is it true ? i remember reading that game communities are a very good place to meet new friends. Is it true ? why ? Also are there any other good places online ?
- WilliamEdward 8y agoI think because you're a bit jaded and have had the experience of IRC as your first relay chat makes you bias towards it, whereas a kid experiencing Discord for the first time might have the same feelings as you did towards IRC.
- Fnoord 8y agoThere's a word for the phenomenon you describe: nostalgia.
- crankylinuxuser 8y agoUh, IRC still exists. Not only that, but you can use IRC in the browser, on places like Freenode and Snoonet. I'm currently on freenode #reprap right now, talking to 300 some different people. We're still doing exactly what you're nostalgic for. And, I've met a handful of them in person at 3d printing conventions. (Link: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=reprap http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=reprap to chat on IRC right now) Just because shiny new thing's moved in, doesn't mean that the old thing still isn't in use! I'm also the same nickname on freenode as I am here. And still cranky as ever!