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Am I the only one who only used/uses IRC? Back in '92 I started using IRC as my primary "group chat/social platform", and ICQ for IM's among closer friends. I
by UI_at_80x24 6y ago
Am I the only one who only used/uses IRC?
Back in '92 I started using IRC as my primary "group chat/social platform", and ICQ for IM's among closer friends. I stayed on IRC for a very long time, and grew-older with the same circle. It was nice. It was personal. I know people in that group that got married.
Time passed, people moved on; had families, etc. I've tried a few other platforms like facebook, but they all seemed so fake, shallow, and "designed for AOL'ers" that was a recipe for crap. So I never stuck around.
G+ arrived and had the right feel, but it never grew legs.
Facebook has two things going for it.
(1) it's an echo chamber
(2) the "OMG I can communicate with somebody over the internet" dopamine spike
Well I got #2 too, but I was 12 years old on a C64 connecting to BBS's. So I out-grew it. Why can't all these people outgrow this?
- dano 6y agoI continue to use IRC with friends I've known for 20+ years. Some of my IRC groups have migrated to Discord or Slack, but IRC is still on in the background. You've touched on a fundamental point that G+ was trying to get across with "circles." I'm a member of probably 20 different groups across various messaging platforms. These are tight little communities with a lot of trust. It isn't that we all agree politically or anything, but we trust each other to be kind, consistent, and not too spammy. Anyway, I think small groups in WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, IRC, etc.. are the present and future of good social interactions.
- WhompingWindows 6y agoI use a tad bit of IRC, but I prefer Signal messenger and Discord for gaming specifically. Signal is encrypted, allows videos, audio messages, emoji reactions, has search functionality, it's just a great app IMO.