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Not all of it was "great", but definitevely left their mark on the internet and in society: Of the top of my head: - The thousands of memes, from rickrolling

by Vaskivo 11y ago

Not all of it was "great", but definitevely left their mark on the internet and in society: Of the top of my head: - The thousands of memes, from rickrolling to rage comics. - Dusty the cat - Project Chanology - Gamergate - The Fappening - Karen, the school bus monitor - Snakes on a Plane (movie), Cave Story (game) and many others became highly successfull after becoming viral in 4chan. - Risk of Rain (game), Engine Heart (tabletop rpg) are commercial products that were created by anons with the help of 4chan. - Many other free quality media being created, from videogames (Katawa Shoujo), to tabletop rpgs (Adeptus Evangelion), wargames, comics, music, etc. [0] - 9001 lulz/day [0] I would know more, but I mostly browse /tg/ and /v/ related boards.

surge 11y ago
I believe Minecraft also first gained initial popularity there or where it was initially exposed to a larger audience, back when it was still alpha. 4chan is where a lot of things took root or first came to be "before they were cool", and they might never have been cool or gone unnoticed on other communities. It was a catch all for the best and worst of what you could find on the Internet. It's a place where the worst and best of human behavior is laid bare, uncensored, and could be dealt with or discussed on equal terms and some of the most honest discourse (in terms of true opinions) took place no matter how ugly or uncomfortable the subject matter was. That has value, if nothing else to better understand how messed up society and humans are when they aren't being polite or fearful of consequences. It rids you of any naivety you might have once had, even if its not a place you want to spend any amount of time or participate. If nothing else, it gives the worst of those people a place to go instead of poisoning other online communities with their insanity.
- Vaskivo 11y ago
  Yeah, I remember buying minecraft from all the 4chan viral, weeks after survival mode was announced (and infinite mode was to be released). Nowadays, I feel proud of it. Although Minecraft isn't "my kind of game", I feel like I made a difference in the game industry/panorama.

by Vaskivo 11y ago

surge 11y ago

I believe Minecraft also first gained initial popularity there or where it was initially exposed to a larger audience, back when it was still alpha. 4chan is where a lot of things took root or first came to be "before they were cool", and they might never have been cool or gone unnoticed on other communities. It was a catch all for the best and worst of what you could find on the Internet. It's a place where the worst and best of human behavior is laid bare, uncensored, and could be dealt with or discussed on equal terms and some of the most honest discourse (in terms of true opinions) took place no matter how ugly or uncomfortable the subject matter was. That has value, if nothing else to better understand how messed up society and humans are when they aren't being polite or fearful of consequences. It rids you of any naivety you might have once had, even if its not a place you want to spend any amount of time or participate. If nothing else, it gives the worst of those people a place to go instead of poisoning other online communities with their insanity.

Vaskivo 11y ago
Yeah, I remember buying minecraft from all the 4chan viral, weeks after survival mode was announced (and infinite mode was to be released). Nowadays, I feel proud of it. Although Minecraft isn't "my kind of game", I feel like I made a difference in the game industry/panorama.