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		atatatat on June 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Goodbye Freenode /., Digg, reddit — centralized convenience is still too convenient. Build out open standards well, instead of trying to get people to avoid services on principles alone (it doesn't go great usually).

abstractbeliefs on June 13, 2021 [–]

thankfully, IRC is an open protocol, so for most people making such a change could be as simple as mechanically replacing "chat.freenode.net" with "irc.libera.chat" in their config.

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