as an avid IRC user in the past... discord and slack added considerable value in the form of built-in search history, voip/video chat, integrations with other p

as an avid IRC user in the past... discord and slack added considerable value in the form of built-in search history, voip/video chat, integrations with other platforms and games. IRC was a great tool during the 90s and early 2000s for me, but going back would just be a nostalgia trip for me. i think the constant comparison between the previous gen chat platform of IRC and slack/discord is just extremely tiresome.