5 ms·A big part of the appeal for IRC to me is the not so low barrier to entry with tools like irrsiby kurrent 12y agoA big part of the appeal for IRC to me is the not so low barrier to entry with tools like irrsiakerl_ 12y agoWhich is wonderful if you're an old hat who enjoys having new people get frustrated and leave before they have a chance to contribute to the ecosystem.kurrent 12y agoyes precisely and people who use tech buzzwords like ecosystem