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That's a concern leveled elsewhere in this thread: that you go to 4chan to discuss music or retro video games, and are one click away from an absolute hive of p

• meruru 7y ago
  On the other hand, the extremists are one click away from the people who will call them out on their bs. I'm not sure if that's worse or better than deplatforming them only to have they retreat to even more extremist echo-chambers.
  • rpmisms 7y ago
    It's good. Know thine enemy, and keep them close.
• moab 7y ago
  The "bad" boards frequently leak, and you do see highly political or racist posts from time-to-time on the regular boards. A sign that the community is functioning properly is regulars on /out/, /lit/, etc. calling out (read mocking) ethno-nationalist threads, or race-baiting for what they are.
  • zanny 7y ago
    > unfortunately no one has the answer. The answer is structuring society, socialization, and culture in a way that doesn't disenfranchise people or leave them feeling helpless enough to turn to extremism, hate, and violence. But that requires empathy and effort, things often in short supply. People only go down the dark paths that lead to 8chan et al when the avenues to belonging they were presented with by their parents and by default failed them.