Why IRC is better than Real Life (2000)

Post by ranger_danger » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC

Post by tsunagatta » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC

slater wrote: post #3

ranger_danger wrote: post #2

Missing "(2000)" in the title.

And also a (dupe): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46559266

Post by bsuvc » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC

bsuvc wrote: post #6

I am sure IRC was good for some people, but I can say for me personally it was a net negative and real life was so, so much better. I wish I never used IRC. I also personally witnessed multiple friends who dropped out of college due to IRC addiction in the early 1990s. I am curious if anyone else has a similar memory of IRC.

Post by bigfatkitten » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC

lacunary wrote: post #5

can't ride a netsplit to takeover and +m a huge channel IRL