Similarly, I remember using (PJIRC? ParrotIRC? Something like that from ~2000) to get on trivia game channels when I was in elementary school. Then, years later

Similarly, I remember using (PJIRC? ParrotIRC? Something like that from ~2000) to get on trivia game channels when I was in elementary school. Then, years later when I was getting into programming, I found out that this thing I've been using all along is a great resource for connecting with like minded people! The internet has been a social playground to me for almost as long as I've been exposed to it.