most of them were social outcasts long before 4chan. That’s actually how they got there in the first place.
Everyone will be having pleasant conversations outside, but these guys won’t.
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lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 years ago
This is why people like this are told to go outside or touch grass.
where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Frankly all of 4chan should.
But then our supply chain of clinically insane greentexts would fail.
BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 2 years ago
I heard a story about a whole world that was perfect because they locked a kid up in a room and threw all the bad stuff in there with the kid. The poor kid suffered all of the world’s miseries so that others could enjoy life. That kid’s name? 4chan.
4chan is 99% deplorable garbage. I won’t even go into /b/. Helllll no. But oddly enough, some of the internet’s best memes come out of there.
originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Assuming only a place of pure misery could produce those memes
kernelle@lemmy.world 2 years ago
4chan is what the internet would look like if everything had the bare minimum of moderation. Actually a very interesting case study about the human psyche, and I’ve had many a interesting conversation on there, especially early internet days.
Is it a shithole? Overall, yes. But the right board at the right time is truly early internet ethos.
superkret@feddit.org 2 years ago
If the entire internet was as unmoderated as 4chan, it would be a lot less extreme than 4chan is.
But since there are only very few places like that, all the weirdos and nazis congregate there, cause that’s where they don’t get banned for using the n-word.
renzev@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I’m often hearing that 4chan is “unmoderated” or has “the bare minimum of moderation”, which just doesn’t line up with reality. Many boards have strict and specific rules about what content is allowed, what is banned, and how said content should be presented. Just listing some rules off the top of my head: you must have a minimum number of pictures to start a thread of /s/. Normal hentai porn goes into /h/, weird fetish stuff goes into /d/. No western art allowed on either. Content that breaks the rules gets removed within hours, sometimes minutes.
If you see something that you find disagreeable on a 4chan board, it’s likely there because it’s allowed to be there. They aren’t struggling with moderation. The fact that it’s still online in the clearnet after so much media attention proves that they have enough jannies to take care of the illegal stuff at least.
DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
It’s the primordial soup of internet content.
dwindling7373@feddit.it 2 years ago
Isn’t the concept of a meme itself a leak from 4chan?
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
The original idea of a meme came from Dawkins in the 70’s, and “Internet Meme” from Godwin in the early 90’s, talking about message boards, usenet, listservs, etc.
4chan did not start the concept, no. Lolcats came from 4chan, iirc. But internet memes predate the existence of 4chan.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
The Mysterious Hacker 4chan
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Through this sieve would come the ascended madmen. Those who escaped the cave and rejected the reality without, retreating to their chamber of hate and stagnation. The truly unhinged. No more naive, parroted bastardizations of the Socratic method. Merely the irreparables.
This select choir of lunatics voluntarily ablating their sanity will be decadence enough, I think
FatTony@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Yeah, we’re way better over here on lemmy. (The lack of racism really does make us better tho)
WastingCommentSpace@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Uhh counterpoint. i think we need more racism. I dont have a reason yet but ill try to think of one so we can engage in a pointless online yelling match.
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ive got some news for you…