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IRC is frustrating, Freenode prevents anonymity (blocks Tor users unless they auth over clearnet first, as an example), graphical IRC clients are rarely any good, Freenode isn't even the best network (Rizon), Freenode is owned by a sketchy company (London Trust Media/Private Internet Access/the malware distributor that bought PIA a few weeks ago), some more stuff that I'd have to fill the character limit to mention.