In the 80s, sure, when everything was more complicated and only techies actually had computers. The "layperson" of the 80s is the poweruser of today. Nowadays, but nobody is going to willingly spend the time to do it when far easier alternatives exist.
Nobody is going to go from Reddit to usenet/IRC. That's a massive UX downgrade and the modern layperson isn't going to deal with that when the next Tiktok or other social media craze is a tap away.
Nobody is going to go from Reddit to usenet/IRC. That's a massive UX downgrade and the modern layperson isn't going to deal with that when the next Tiktok or other social media craze is a tap away.