yes because it's free, simple to extend, low bandwidth compliant. there are some problems people still want to solve (see https://ircv3.net/ https://ircv3.net/

yes because it's free, simple to extend, low bandwidth compliant. there are some problems people still want to solve (see https://ircv3.net/ https://ircv3.net/ and https://irc.com/ https://irc.com/)