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Not sure if it helps, but I've created a small Discord server to hang about with other random people (for now all HN fellas), with no particular goal if just having a place to talk shop or life or whatever, whenever you feel like it.

If this sounds interesting to you, or anyone, send me a mail with your Discord name. It's quite small, with half a dozen regulars for now. EDIT: a dozen peeps now!

I made it because no, there is no place to talk randomly with strangers on the Internet. IRC has died and we've lost the chatrooms you can enter and leave at any moment's notice, without needing someone to invite you or agree to 50k rules to be let in.

The internet has become terrible for casual, real time conversation with strangers, unless you really like shouting into the void.

> IRC has died

Just like Bitcoin is dead I guess :)

IRC lives on, I frequent many IRC channels, most of them on Libera.chat nowadays. Plenty of interesting people to talk about.

Are general purpose channels still a thing? I used to meet a lot of people (and maybe even date someone) in #<country> or #<city> channels that have gone the way of the dodo from what I can tell.

Some I guess, but I find it hard to "get into" them (not access, but to become a long-time stick-arounder). Much prefer to find niche channels and talk about the niche and eventually stick around because they're just nice people. Then the niche becomes a plus while in reality, I'm still there just because of the people.

I also use Libera.chat. But, is there a specific channel for discussion of random ideas that you do not otherwise know what channels will be appropriate?

Although, for some stuff, NNTP might be better.

Yeah, me a few friends have an IRC channel for the same reason the parent post have a Discord server. Except I don't have to manage anything.

Just emailed you. BTW you could share the invite link here too

I want to avoid the bots spamming random Discords, and also to have the chance to say hello personally.

You can probably share the Discord link by breaking up the URL in another comment, etc. Bots are good but still not great.

I'll bite, and give it a shot. Request sent.

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