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what I'm learning here is that IRC hasn't changed in 20+ years. there are pockets of wholesome communities, and the overall IRC "culture" has been pretty toxic
by naikrovek 5y ago
what I'm learning here is that IRC hasn't changed in 20+ years.
there are pockets of wholesome communities, and the overall IRC "culture" has been pretty toxic in my experience. it has always been far easier to find a drama queen on IRC than it has to find a person with normal reactions and thought processes.
there's just something about IRC that either brings out that side in people, or attracts that type of person, or both.
it really is sad. it could be such a useful resource, and maybe it is. maybe I just had back luck 20 years ago. I don't miss IRC, I do know that.
- LegitShady 5y agoIRC was social media before it was cool. The drama and poison is just part of that.
- ivan_gammel 5y agoLooking now at my experience of hanging out in IRC 20 years ago, it looks the same. Very low entry barriers, toxic hierarchical culture by design (even codified in client UI conventions, putting channel ops at the top), lack of safe space unless you cut yourself off the community, lack of commercial incentives to develop moderation and grow user base, perceived lawfulness and so on and so on.