[jokoon]

I love irc, but irc is probably more problematic to manage for users and admins/moderators than discord.

I don't like the discord server model, but it allows the platform to prevent spam more easily and to put the responsibility on server owners.

Searching chat history is also a big plus.

IRC sets a high bar for users to choose a client, create an auth account etc. So obviously many of them are power users, and those users are qualitative.

Discord is just much easier for everybody, and it makes money.