[PLUG] IRC during an apocalypse

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On 2 Apr 2020, 12:59 PM, at 12:59 PM, Tejas Sanap <sanap.tejas at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hey, folks!
>
>(Warning: This is part-rant and part-opinion)
>
>Browsing through the IRC subreddit[1] I ran into an interesting list[2]
>of all the reasons why one should still use IRC.
>
>One of the reasons was that IRC is a protocol and all other mediums of
>communication are softwares or platforms. The IRC protocol is *always*
>going to be around. Slack or Discord or Skype may be gone some day, the
>IRC protocol will still be around, even if no one is using it.
>
>Another important part, is the extensively decentralised nature of IRC
>networks. The probability of an entire network falling apart is a 
>really small one almost negligible.
>
>However, my favourite reason that the OP of that post mentioned is how
>easy it is to connect to an IRC network. One can do it using very poor
>or very old hardware or very weak network speed, and it will still
>function decently. This, I think, is very important in during an
>apocalypse. I think, we can count on IRC and Radio to have our backs in
>such a crisis.
>
>[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/irc/
>[2]:
>https://www.reddit.com/r/irc/comments/fd801p/10_reasons/?ref=share&ref_source=link
>
>-- 
>Tejas Sanap.
>(whereistejas on Freenode)
>https://whereistejas.me
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