The original post alludes to that point, where they mention logging in after years had passed. Sounds like the community fizzled out, much like every irc chat I frequented bank in the day.
I get being wary of growing into something recognizable, but the growth is already happening. Hopefully that growth can be community oriented and organic.
I unironically love Comic Mono. I am not dyslexic, I have good eyesight, but I feel like I can read code so much more easily with it versus most other monospaced fonts.