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The problem here is "other people". I'd like to use irc as a messaging platform, but almost noone uses it anymore. If all your friends and family use only what
by ajsnigrutin 5y ago
The problem here is "other people".
I'd like to use irc as a messaging platform, but almost noone uses it anymore. If all your friends and family use only whatsapp, you have no choice.
- nxbp 5y agoand irc folks have splintered now to irc4ever hardcore, matrix preachers, mastodon tooters, other small social media jesuses and so on. oh, and discord lunatics. Can't wait for that walled garden to crash. Good thing is that there are choices. Bad thing about the good thing is that there are too many and we're stretching thin.
- OccamsMirror 5y agoThe general public do not give a shit about any of these. Wouldn't matter if there was only one.
- DantesKite 5y agoWhat are the benefits of using irc as a messaging platform?
- chrismcb 5y agoOther than the other users? I haven't figured it out, as other services offer better experiences. I guess it is the openess around irc.
- lkramer 5y agoThat you're not tied to a single provider/client/platform... Also for some people it's just a nicer, more on point, communication platform. But for most people the barriers are greater than the benefits, so it's not a viable solution in today's world.
- ajsnigrutin 5y agoMany different clients, bots, no registration, easy to join/leave channels, easy to automate stuff,...