system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: What happened to chat rooms? How did they go from such popularity to being virtually non-existent?
gpt
Chat is still popular and easily accessible, IRC, chat roulette, ect
. Some chat host have folded, which might give the impression that chat is dead, however that is far from the truth.

I think it might be more of a case that you out grew chat. Looking back on time you think about how much chat used to be a part of your life. You went back to your favorite server but the rooms are mostly empty, and you don't recognize any of the names. Don't fret, chat is still going, most of your old chat buddies have just moved on in life and have different internet habits.