[dijit]

Isn't this a bit like saying "many of the regulars on reddit are rude assholes" but you mostly see subs like r/inceltears or r/tumblrinaction ?

I think the community has a lot to do with it and each channel is often its own community and culture, even on the same server.

[kkarakk]

nah on reddit, there is active moderation and users self regulate and you don't see real scum and villainy unless you sort by controversial(or seek out a subreddit that sucks)

in any irc it's constant and due to the inertia of users, even if you come back a month later the same user will probably come back and say the same dumb stuff to you instead of you finding someone new to talk to

[dijit]

Perhaps, but the issue you're having is indeed a lack of moderation. And IRC does not lack moderation tools.

[kkarakk]

It does lack a significant number of people willing to take over somebody else's IRC channel though. There is a lot of cultural inertia around it