[jsheard]

Someone has to keep the IRC lights on for when Discord inevitably runs out of money and implodes.

[echelon]

Discord makes $600M in ARR (2023) and they haven't even started with a real ads effort or enterprise tools yet.

[justin66]

> Discord makes $600M in ARR

Eventually they'll run out of ships to pillage, matey. But IRC will still be there.

[echelon]

> But IRC will still be there.

IRC is a wasteland. It was once vibrant, but now it's a shell of what it once was.

[anthk]

Tech and science group are still on. The same with Usenet, and we have misc.news.internet-discuss too.

[bolognafairy]

And what does the last R in ARR stand for again?

[switch007]

ARR is an industry standard! It's an important metric! Our investors are only interested in that figure!

Quick, look over there!