Zoomers can’t deal without their embedded images. Clicking a link to view a meme is so 1990s.
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rckclmbr@lemm.ee 10 months agoWhy not just use IRC?
Kangie@lemmy.srcfiles.zip 10 months ago
Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Nice domain name!
Kangie@lemmy.srcfiles.zip 10 months ago
Thanks!
ninchuka@lemmy.one 10 months ago
No media support and closing the client and you DC from the channel, not ideal for modern use cases such as being on mobile devices or a laptop on a train and your connection drops while you go through a tunnel
rckclmbr@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Good points. I’ve always gotten around the terminal issue by using irssi + screen
Kangie@lemmy.srcfiles.zip 10 months ago
We’ve had IRC bouncers since at least psybnc in the 90s…
ninchuka@lemmy.one 10 months ago
And how many average users would know about those or bother to either set one up or go sign up on one
SheeEttin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Discord is a modern platform a lot of people enjoy using. IRC isn’t.