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They're echo-chambers of extreme beliefs and ideology with no influence from outside sources. Due to their ironic and sometimes inane nature, it seems like they
by fetus8 7y ago
They're echo-chambers of extreme beliefs and ideology with no influence from outside sources. Due to their ironic and sometimes inane nature, it seems like they've gotten extremely out of control and the results are what we're seeing today. 4chan 10 years ago was a pretty insane place, and personally seemed dangerously close to being what these sites have become.
- api 7y agoYeah but why does this stuff take root so aggressively in sites dedicated to these specific things? Anime seems like the most ubiquitous common denominator here. These days when I see an Anime avatar and the person is not Japanese, it seems like 90% of the time if I look at their messages it's all misogyny, fascism, racism, etc.
- antisemiotic 7y agoSelection bias can factor into it - watching anime isn't (didn't use to be?) very socially acceptable, so people who don't mind flaunting it on an avatar might be those who don't have much to lose anyway.