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Someone has to keep the IRC lights on for when Discord inevitably runs out of money and implodes.

• echelon 2y ago
  Discord makes $600M in ARR (2023) and they haven't even started with a real ads effort or enterprise tools yet.
  • justin66 2y ago
    > Discord makes $600M in ARR Eventually they'll run out of ships to pillage, matey. But IRC will still be there.
    • echelon 2y ago
      > But IRC will still be there. IRC is a wasteland. It was once vibrant, but now it's a shell of what it once was.
      • anthk 2y ago
        Tech and science group are still on. The same with Usenet, and we have misc.news.internet-discuss too.
  • bolognafairy 2y ago
    And what does the last R in ARR stand for again?
    • switch007 2y ago
      ARR is an industry standard! It's an important metric! Our investors are only interested in that figure! Quick, look over there!