Feeling of power, IRC is his digital fetish and obsession. To quote from https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3124523/real-life-k-drama-how

Feeling of power, IRC is his digital fetish and obsession. To quote from https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3124523/real-life-k-drama-how-did-andrew-lee-go-tech https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/312... he said “Early on, I didn’t really know how to use a computer but I was able to meet people on IRC who helped guide me in the right directions and taught me how to code and about important topics...”