Sounds like there are some good alternatives out there based on the other replies to your question.

I guess I couldn’t go past the nostalgia.

I recently bought mIRC for this purpose after 30 years of borrowing it. Felt like I needed to being a relevant piece of software after all this time.

Narwhal is a Reddit browsing app that will adapt to the new pricing structure by making its users pay for the app. The subscription will cost between $4 and $7, its developer said.

https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Reddit-pricing-API-charge-explained

I also run all of those things, plus the Plex server.

It’s like a magic little box you keep finding new tricks for.

I also upgraded its ram, use port trunking (both network connections) and put some cache SSD sticks in it. Not because I needed to, but because you can!