One problem here is the red queen phenomenon: if people "learn how to sell themselves", then you still have the problem that someone is going to lose. And in al

One problem here is the red queen phenomenon: if people "learn how to sell themselves", then you still have the problem that someone is going to lose. And in all probability, it'll probably be the losers that keep on losing. What these people need is a status hierarchy that they can feel like they're not at the bottom of, a la "The Melancholy of Subculture Society". Unfortunately, extreme racist ideology makes it too easy - they are eager and able to provide that. The eroding of offline and smaller online communities make these other sorts of places the rare place that actually offers something left. These sorts of sniping expeditions (as in the OP) at the *chans aren't going to actually fix any of these concerns, this is mainly just in-group backpatting so people can feel good that "we're not like them".