• walden@wetshav.ing
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    1 day ago

    IRC is too difficult for normal people to figure out. Normals don’t know how to /join, /nick, and all that other stuff. People want a username and password, because that’s a standard thing that everyone knows.

    Even Matrix is too complicated for most people.

    IRC serves a purpose, but judging by the success of Discord there’s obviously something lacking from IRC.

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      24 hours ago

      IRC is too difficult for normal people to figure out.

      “Connect to any server you have ever heard of. Enjoy.”

      Even Matrix is too complicated for most people.

      The problem with Matrix is that its encryption technologies are FUBAR. Unencrypted rooms are slightly nicer to use than IRC channels. But then again: why?