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I don't blame Chris for selling in the slightest and I'm happy that he's been able to let go, but I kind of wish he had found somebody a little more likeminded

by 542458 11y ago

I don't blame Chris for selling in the slightest and I'm happy that he's been able to let go, but I kind of wish he had found somebody a little more likeminded to take over the place. Chris has always been an excellent citizen of his own community, and always seemed to really "get" what made a lot of the community work. Other than one incident at the end of his tenure, "m00t" was always very well-loved (for somebody on a site that hates everything), and understood how to shape vibrant communities with a fairly light hand. Hiroyuki Nishimura's past doesn't really suggest the same sort of community-mindedness. Maybe with 4chan's current size that sort of involvement is irrelevant, but I hope it won't negatively affect the site.

scandinavian 11y ago
Probably not easy finding a buyer at all, so I don't know if he had the option to be picky to that degree.
monaway 11y ago
>Hiroyuki Nishimura's past doesn't really suggest the same sort of community-mindedness. That's putting it lightly. http://www.anonymous-japan.org/fake2ch/ http://www.anonymous-japan.org/fake2ch/ Japanese netizens absolutely loathe him on a level that makes westerners' mixed feelings toward moot seem glowing in comparison. https://imgur.com/a/o8ruh https://imgur.com/a/o8ruh Here's what the current lead developer of 2ch (@CodeMonkeyZ) thinks Hiroyuki's plans for 4chan are: http://pastebin.com/8bfsk6jP http://pastebin.com/8bfsk6jP
- pervycreeper 11y ago
  To be fair, most of the major internet companies intend to monetize your data. This doesn't sound much worse, even if these allegations are true.
  - nyolfen 11y ago
    running a deep state culture-sculpting psyop in addition to monetizing user info is a little bit more than generic ad profiling
- dandare 11y ago
  Excuse my lack of knowledge but what kind of useful (valuable) data can one mine from an anonymous site? Why would anyone care about 4chans search statistics? Thanks

by 542458 11y ago

scandinavian 11y ago

Probably not easy finding a buyer at all, so I don't know if he had the option to be picky to that degree.

monaway 11y ago

>Hiroyuki Nishimura's past doesn't really suggest the same sort of community-mindedness. That's putting it lightly. http://www.anonymous-japan.org/fake2ch/ http://www.anonymous-japan.org/fake2ch/ Japanese netizens absolutely loathe him on a level that makes westerners' mixed feelings toward moot seem glowing in comparison. https://imgur.com/a/o8ruh https://imgur.com/a/o8ruh Here's what the current lead developer of 2ch (@CodeMonkeyZ) thinks Hiroyuki's plans for 4chan are: http://pastebin.com/8bfsk6jP http://pastebin.com/8bfsk6jP

pervycreeper 11y ago
To be fair, most of the major internet companies intend to monetize your data. This doesn't sound much worse, even if these allegations are true.
- nyolfen 11y ago
  running a deep state culture-sculpting psyop in addition to monetizing user info is a little bit more than generic ad profiling
dandare 11y ago
Excuse my lack of knowledge but what kind of useful (valuable) data can one mine from an anonymous site? Why would anyone care about 4chans search statistics? Thanks