That’s just nostalgia. You wouldn’t miss bouncers, worrying about presence, multiple devices, file sharing, and more.

I've been using https://www.irccloud.com for years, it takes care of all these things and also has an app / push notifications. It's still IRC, but it takes care of a lot of the annoying parts of it that made it feel dated.

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mgaunard 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I never worry about presence in any form of chat. I don't care if people are there when I message them; it's up to them to pick up my messages at their convenience.

	▲	jeltz 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Which is never if the person you messaged did not have a bouncer or their bouncer crashed.

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gsich 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The Lounge https://thelounge.chat/