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But we could apply the reverse Sturgeon's law: in any sufficiently large community, 1% of content will not be crap. 4chan is not special, it's just large.
by pierrebai 10y ago
But we could apply the reverse Sturgeon's law: in any sufficiently large community, 1% of content will not be crap. 4chan is not special, it's just large.
- Vaskivo 10y agoBut it's size together with the temporary aspect of it's content greatly accelerates the iteration process, culling bad content and refining the good one.
- nickthemagicman 10y agoFacebook is my counter example. Its the biggest social media site on the internet. Produces nothing that gets reified in the form of internet culture.
- internaut 10y agomagicman, academia should study why Facebook is a sterile wasteland 4chan, Reddit and HN are Internet natives. Facebook and Twitter are fucking tourists.
- nickthemagicman 10y agoFacebook is what mainstream compares 4chan to. A nice safe sterile place. Good for family values and advertising.