IRC has existed for decades.

I met some of my girlfriends through irc :)

	▲	867-5309 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		..said no IRC user, ever

echelon 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

And it's a ghost town.

I suppose that depends on where you go and what you expect. Older communities are better populated than younger ones. (Not age-wise but topic-wise).

	▲	lacunary 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		where's a good irc chat these days?