But how many systems do we really need here, though? Where do you draw the line? Can I have an RSS feed that's updated automatically when someone says something in IRC? I'll just sub to the RSS feed, but only if it also converts the text into Markdown so I can...
Why isn't Discord just enough? Or just IRC? Honestly I think this fragmentation that gets suggested is why a lot of projects fail; never stand the test of time: they try to be everything to everyone.