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minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day agoBy 2030 am that will be left to communicate will be billionaire owned social media, fediverse and 4chan. Oh, and IRC.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·21 hours agoYup, and it will be forever. You get a client and you connect to servers. It’s an open protocol.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoIRC is based. I hate that so many games these days only use discord. Such a bloated pile of shit when so many only use it to send messages.
minus-squareDizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoJust wait until the rich realize they can just pay the government to immediately shut off all services that compete with them by then, at least in the States if nothing happens to stop them by then.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoSelf hosting exists. This is why decentralisation is important.
By 2030 am that will be left to communicate will be billionaire owned social media, fediverse and 4chan. Oh, and IRC.
is irc still a thing?
Yup, and it will be forever. You get a client and you connect to servers. It’s an open protocol.
IRC is based. I hate that so many games these days only use discord. Such a bloated pile of shit when so many only use it to send messages.
Just wait until the rich realize they can just pay the government to immediately shut off all services that compete with them by then, at least in the States if nothing happens to stop them by then.
Self hosting exists. This is why decentralisation is important.