I do pine for the days when the Undernet or Dalnet was bustling with activity. I'm always looking for a server worth hanging out on. I'm glad Freenode is doing good, but it's people working.
That said, this article was exactly what I'd expect for an article from Buzzfeed.
Well they both seem to work the election of Trump into every article. You can't drum up traffic and ad dollars without adding that into the conversation.
You worked that into your comment, but ctrl+f for "trump" yields zero results on the article in question. Are you intentionally being this inflammatory?
That said, this article was exactly what I'd expect for an article from Buzzfeed.