Matrix attitude towards IRC (and bridge implementation) always felt like a trojan horse. Yes, it brought undeniable quality of life improvements over IRC for th

Matrix attitude towards IRC (and bridge implementation) always felt like a trojan horse. Yes, it brought undeniable quality of life improvements over IRC for those who took the bait, but that didn't have to mean making the native IRC experience more miserable for no good reason. Matrix burnt a bunch of bridges with that attitude.