Article note: Man, freenode has been a constant without too much drama for decades.
I haven't been real active in long enough that I have no idea what the situation is, but enough of the old guard leadership are bailing that it can't be good.
At least it's an open protocol and tooling so everyone can just move.
Even if you do something that others might consider wrong, you should at least be willing to talk about it and tell your parents what you’re doing because you believe it’s right.