IRC didn't really change very much of anything and has always been a tool useful for little more than a rapid discussion forum. This by itself has been and is still useful to numerous individuals and groups who find it most convenient to commune through the internet, but there are numerous technologies that have and continue to offer equal or better services. IRC is all well and good, but calling it a "World Changing Medium" is a bit more than I can stomach. Simple as that.
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IRC didn't really change very much of anything and has always been a tool useful for little more than a rapid discussion forum. This by itself has been and is still useful to numerous individuals and groups who find it most convenient to commune through the internet, but there are numerous technologies that have and continue to offer equal or better services. IRC is all well and good, but calling it a "World Changing Medium" is a bit more than I can stomach. Simple as that.