Absence of certain features in IRC considered a feature

In short: I’m glad that IRC doesn’t have the features that are “showstoppers” for people choosing other platforms, and I’m worried that attempts to bring these showstopping “features” to IRC will worsen the platform for the people who use it now. Some IRC clients (Matrix) have this feature today, but most Matrix users don’t realize what a nuisance they’re being on the chat. Most people post images on IRC as URLs, which clients can do a quick HEAD request against and embed if the mimetype is appropriate:

For most of these features, I think that people who have and think they need them are in fact unhappier for having them.

Source: drewdevault.com