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IRC is for old people (slrpnk.net)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/IRC@lemmy.cafe
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I visited a university recently and brought up IRC in a conversation. Some students did not know what it was and some said “that’s for old people”. So, that’s the genz perception. I wonder to what extent that’s true.. what proportion of IRC users on the notable networks are genz.

I have doubts, because it seems there are still snot nose trolls demonstrating that children are still around. But it would be interesting to have some reliable stats.

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[–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

It is absolutely human nature to look at the short term easy route over the long term. Hell, I can't figure out how toneasily copy and paste the line to quote post on mobile so I am just replying to ome bit because its easy.

Seealso, literally every corporation and shareholder currently obliterating the planet with tomorrow's problems for today's profits.

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 6 months ago*

    Humans come with various degrees of intelligence. The short-sighted ones do not have a monopoly on “human nature”. The trait to forecast and make very long-term decisions is very much human. But again, to varying degrees of capability depending on the individual.

    Corporations cannot in the slightest be reguarded as “human”. Corps are not natural. They are an artificial construct. They are not a good source for learning about human nature. You have misunderstood the purpose of the corporation. Profitting is literally the job of the corporate machine. They do not destroy the planet due to any sort of human condition. They do so because the corporate constitution is written to profit, not protect the environment.

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