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In a similar vein: The social media (in particular Reddit and 4chan) is a different beast on national US holidays, when all the professional opinion steering fo

by s9w 6y ago

In a similar vein: The social media (in particular Reddit and 4chan) is a different beast on national US holidays, when all the professional opinion steering forces are at rest.

airstrike 6y ago
I mean, is 4chan ever really any good?
- parliament32 6y ago
  It's one of the last places you can make a post without having people trawl though your posting history if they dislike something you said. It's an interesting feature.
  - FalconSensei 6y ago
    Also, no downvoting. Just discussions. On Reddit they use downvotes as a way to disagree
- FalconSensei 6y ago
  Sometimes better than Reddit
- s9w 6y ago
  Try it. But don't go to /b/. Watch pol, but only observe for a while. Don't get offended, enjoy the liberty and range of ideas - there are goldmines there regularly. Also you'll read things there first, and a lot of things that will never be on the news. If you ignore the slide and shill threads, it's one of the best places on the net right still.
- kipchak 6y ago
  yes
- Izkata 6y ago
  It's how I found out about https://promiseskept.com/ https://promiseskept.com/ and http://www.magapill.com/ http://www.magapill.com/ - lists of things Trump has actually accomplished, without the "Trump is bad" rhetoric. And despite the name of the latter, it's not just a Trump fansite - it's based entirely on links to external sources. Unfortunately, the first one doesn't seem to have sources even though it's organized much better. (And yes, per sibling comment - it was /pol/)
- jvsg 6y ago
  keep in mind that jeffery epstein's death news was first broken on 4chan before MSM picked it up. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/4chan-jeffrey-epstein-death-mcc-new-york-predict-suicide-investigation/1506752/ https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/4chan-jeffrey-epstein-... 4chan is not just an image board, but an intelligence service too.
  - krapp 6y ago
    >4chan is not just an image board, but an intelligence service too. Let's not go too far, Pizzagate and QAnon started on 4chan as well. Calling it an "intelligence service" implies a degree of agency or purpose that 4chan doesn't have, or even care about.

by s9w 6y ago

In a similar vein: The social media (in particular Reddit and 4chan) is a different beast on national US holidays, when all the professional opinion steering forces are at rest.

airstrike 6y ago

I mean, is 4chan ever really any good?

parliament32 6y ago
It's one of the last places you can make a post without having people trawl though your posting history if they dislike something you said. It's an interesting feature.
- FalconSensei 6y ago
  Also, no downvoting. Just discussions. On Reddit they use downvotes as a way to disagree
FalconSensei 6y ago
Sometimes better than Reddit
s9w 6y ago
Try it. But don't go to /b/. Watch pol, but only observe for a while. Don't get offended, enjoy the liberty and range of ideas - there are goldmines there regularly. Also you'll read things there first, and a lot of things that will never be on the news. If you ignore the slide and shill threads, it's one of the best places on the net right still.
kipchak 6y ago
yes
Izkata 6y ago
It's how I found out about https://promiseskept.com/ https://promiseskept.com/ and http://www.magapill.com/ http://www.magapill.com/ - lists of things Trump has actually accomplished, without the "Trump is bad" rhetoric. And despite the name of the latter, it's not just a Trump fansite - it's based entirely on links to external sources. Unfortunately, the first one doesn't seem to have sources even though it's organized much better. (And yes, per sibling comment - it was /pol/)
jvsg 6y ago
keep in mind that jeffery epstein's death news was first broken on 4chan before MSM picked it up. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/4chan-jeffrey-epstein-death-mcc-new-york-predict-suicide-investigation/1506752/ https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/4chan-jeffrey-epstein-... 4chan is not just an image board, but an intelligence service too.
- krapp 6y ago
  >4chan is not just an image board, but an intelligence service too. Let's not go too far, Pizzagate and QAnon started on 4chan as well. Calling it an "intelligence service" implies a degree of agency or purpose that 4chan doesn't have, or even care about.