> The limited lifetime and ephemerality of content While I love[1] the idea of having a place for ephemeral anonymous communicationj, that may have been only a

> The limited lifetime and ephemerality of content While I love[1] the idea of having a place for ephemeral anonymous communicationj, that may have been only a local feature. As Jason Scott said[2], "You're like, 'No one notices if I post on 4chan.' [...] I have ten million archived threads of 4chan, for five years." I'm sure that number has grown in the years since he said that. 4chan only seems ephemeral. [1] I totally agree about /b/ (and the rest of 4chan) being raw unfiltered humanity; it's a lot of junk, a few examples of humanity at its worst, and a handful of creative gems. A majority, I think, is simply people trying to express themselves in new ways. We need a place for that kind of free experimentation. [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq70QKa7588#t=545 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq70QKa7588#t=545