This is the most depressing, saddening topic Oliver has covered... so far. Even if Democrats win, conservatives won't sleep, it will be Project 2029, 2033, 2037, etc. They will keep chipping away and enshitifying everything little by little while Democrats in power and have free reign when they're back in power. One of the most upsetting things is how Democrats won't do anything to prevent or undo it.
I loved this skit! Also, it's clear Heidi Gardner must have not seen them in costume until the live performance. She lost it and that would have happened to me too if I was in her shoes!
IRC is an open standard. No one owns it, so anyone can make a client. Discord, is locked down and proprietary. One of the benefits of this is that they can onboard users with a refined experience. IRC requires newcomers to do a bit of homework to choose an IRC client and choose a network/server.
IRC is open. If you aren't around, someone can join the server using your nickname, so IRC services were created to help combat this. Some networks use other services, but mainly there's NickServ which you setup an account with to register your nick. If anyone tries to impersonate you, NickServ will do bad things to the imposter
Which then makes it run like a new computer. So Linux basically gives you a free new computer.