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I can remember being on IRC in the mid-90s and hearing that a channel regular had passed away. I'd never met them, heard them, seen their picture, and never even talked to them privately. But somehow there was a real sense of loss and sadness, anyway.

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knorker4y ago

I'm still on IRC, and find it better than audio only.

Because IRC is an all day background conversation.

Audio meetings? They are an objective focused limited time thing.

Nobody has time to sit in a video meeting with their friends all day (especially since it's multiple groups of people at the same time). But it'd be a better connection.

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