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Moot has always appeared to me to be a very talented and bright person. I think it's a mistake to judge him by what some people will say on an anonymous image b
by c3534l 11y ago
Moot has always appeared to me to be a very talented and bright person. I think it's a mistake to judge him by what some people will say on an anonymous image board. The influence of 4chan on internet culture cannot be ignored: everything from LOLCats to advice animals and countless internet slang terms. He's also had a very unique and unusual experience being in charge of a group of people who believe the internet should be controlled chaos. In my opinion, Moot is a lot like Mike Judge after he did Beavis and Butthead: it's too easy to dismiss him because what he created is a bit crass. But he's a smart and talented person who will most likely go on to build a reputation beyond his first big thing.
- Jerry2 11y ago>The influence of 4chan on internet culture cannot be ignored: everything from LOLCats to advice animals and countless internet slang terms. Moot is not community. You cannot credit him with the inventions that his community came up with. His site was the catalyst, of course, but how much credit should he personally get for it? Maybe you could judge him by the success (or the lack of it) of DrawQuest and Canv.as.. the two projects that he spearheaded and got VC funding for.
- user8341116 11y agoAnd 4chan itself is just a clone of a Japanese imageboard, 2ch.
- Koahku 11y ago*2chan, also known as Futaba Channel. Futaba is a "clone" of 2ch with support for images.
- theseatoms 11y agoSure. You can't credit him with 100% of 4chan's cultural impact. But his experience is extremely unique, and likely very valuable to Google.
- c3534l 11y agoIt's a fair point. I probably wouldn't invest in his next website, but I wouldn't mind having his experience at my company.