You're missing the point. This subthread is not about what IRC does do, it's about whether a chat protocol with support for persistent sessions, search, etc. can still be simple.
Maybe actually read the thread next time? So don't "so what?" me. This isn't about whether IRC can do those things.
Okay, good luck convincing people not to use slack because some hypothetical thing that doesn't exist could have the features they want, while being simpler than Slack and open source. That's your point?
Maybe actually read the thread next time? So don't "so what?" me. This isn't about whether IRC can do those things.