@faithisleaping @tarajdactyl @malcircuit irc is a protocol. It has implementations. Libera handles spam well. I see basically none and few who slip through are nuked almost instantly. It's an open protocol like http or ftp or smtp or pop3. Saying irc sucks is like saying email sucks because you don't like aols implementation of the email protocols. Irc well designed. Servers good. Tools good. Stable.