Don't muchly disagree with this.IRC = internet relic chat.
Basically, it's a massive time sink that doesn't really help any of us.
I've been pretty much idling there since Freenode days (Mainly 'cause I use Alt+1-9 to swap between channels, and staying in a dead channel is easier than trying to re-muscle memory the order, not to mention replacing it with another channel).As for the libera chat channel... the issues with that have been discussed before and it's no different than /r/palemoon on reddit: run by people who claimed it and don't really want official devs there so they can spin their own self-important clique, which apparently something seen as a holy grail by people who run the services. something something freedom something
Can't really say who owns the channel, but I've not really seen the "don't want official devs there" sentiment whatsoever. (May've been during the while a former member was participating more regularly?)
The channel's "lucky" to get one message per month these days, and whenever someone's come to ask about things, the response tends to be "Go check/ask on the forums."
Also uncertain how this is a holy grail of anything.