I just don't do much in a GUI unless it really is central to the way the application works. Browser, and sadly discord are the two GUI applications I use much of. I'd put discord in an irssi session where it belongs if only the interface for such a thing were usable. Chatting by gif also does somewhat have its place -- but we had ASCII art which scratched a similar itch on irc.

GUI apps often have an easier learning curve but command line things are usually easier to streamline, automate, and only give the screen economy they deserve.