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You may also find 4chan users' tracking of Shia Labeouf's flag interesting. https://www.vice.com/en/article/d7eddj/4chan-does-first-good-thing-pulls-off-the-he

You may also find 4chan users' tracking of Shia Labeouf's flag interesting. https://www.vice.com/en/article/d7eddj/4chan-does-first-good-thing-pulls-off-the-heist-of-the-century1 https://www.vice.com/en/article/d7eddj/4chan-does-first-good...

laverya 6y ago
I wish the video there included the post-capture flagpole. Did the guy actually replace it with an American flag? Don't leave us hanging!
- late_groomer 6y ago
  "Down went Shia's white flag of defiance, up went a red Trump hat..."
  - laverya 6y ago
    Which is remarkably unclear. Did someone just toss a Trump hat into the air after pulling down the flag? Was the stream stopped before morning returned, and so the only shots are in the dark? Is it an important set of questions? No. But still a better ending than the "oh yeah they stole the flag, now here's a shot of the flag flying during the day again".
    - csunbird 6y ago
      No, I remember the footage, they actually put a MAGA hat and a MAGA shirt on the pole and it was on live stream. Edit: The footage is on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4rbA3ouyPw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4rbA3ouyPw
      - laverya 6y ago
        That is a much better ending, thank you! Not entirely sure why it wasn't included in the article's video. (Also really not sure what the idea behind using a shirt as a flag was) And of course there's a couple of Internet Historian videos: https://youtu.be/_p4h3jwJob0 https://youtu.be/_p4h3jwJob0 (warning - very /pol/, exactly as should be expected)
effingwewt 6y ago
Internet Historian did a wonderful series of videos about this. The investigative abilities of some people is just awe inspiring. https://youtu.be/_p4h3jwJob0 https://youtu.be/_p4h3jwJob0
- Loughla 6y ago
  The phrase "weaponized autism" used to be a thing on 4chan when I cruised that back in the day. It honestly opened my eyes to a severely under-tapped resource in the job market. Individuals with autism tend to be able to focus on tasks more, and tend to see things in a way that lets them analyze systems and logical steps phenomenally well. In the social-sciences fields, they tend to be overlooked, because of either the stigma or actual lack of interpersonal abilities, depending on the specific individual. It is because of 4chan that when I am hiring for technical positions (now, this is higher ed, so I'm talking about the interpretation of federal legislation or state mandates, or systems and process evaluations, not programming) I target individuals on the spectrum. What a weird thing to see written out.
  - ficklepickle 6y ago
    As someone on the spectrum, I approve this message. I wish society was a meritocracy.
    - mushbino 6y ago
      Or just more understanding of different types of intelligence.
    - Widdershin 6y ago
      Just a heads up the term meritocracy was actually coined to describe an impossibility, since all judgement of worth in society is subjective. Even if you pick an objective metric, it was decided upon subjectively and with bias. I can appreciate wanting society to be more egalitarian, but perhaps you’re in search of another word.
      - 6y ago
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laverya 6y ago

I wish the video there included the post-capture flagpole. Did the guy actually replace it with an American flag? Don't leave us hanging!

late_groomer 6y ago
"Down went Shia's white flag of defiance, up went a red Trump hat..."
- laverya 6y ago
  Which is remarkably unclear. Did someone just toss a Trump hat into the air after pulling down the flag? Was the stream stopped before morning returned, and so the only shots are in the dark? Is it an important set of questions? No. But still a better ending than the "oh yeah they stole the flag, now here's a shot of the flag flying during the day again".
  - csunbird 6y ago
    No, I remember the footage, they actually put a MAGA hat and a MAGA shirt on the pole and it was on live stream. Edit: The footage is on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4rbA3ouyPw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4rbA3ouyPw
    - laverya 6y ago
      That is a much better ending, thank you! Not entirely sure why it wasn't included in the article's video. (Also really not sure what the idea behind using a shirt as a flag was) And of course there's a couple of Internet Historian videos: https://youtu.be/_p4h3jwJob0 https://youtu.be/_p4h3jwJob0 (warning - very /pol/, exactly as should be expected)

effingwewt 6y ago

Internet Historian did a wonderful series of videos about this. The investigative abilities of some people is just awe inspiring. https://youtu.be/_p4h3jwJob0 https://youtu.be/_p4h3jwJob0

Loughla 6y ago
The phrase "weaponized autism" used to be a thing on 4chan when I cruised that back in the day. It honestly opened my eyes to a severely under-tapped resource in the job market. Individuals with autism tend to be able to focus on tasks more, and tend to see things in a way that lets them analyze systems and logical steps phenomenally well. In the social-sciences fields, they tend to be overlooked, because of either the stigma or actual lack of interpersonal abilities, depending on the specific individual. It is because of 4chan that when I am hiring for technical positions (now, this is higher ed, so I'm talking about the interpretation of federal legislation or state mandates, or systems and process evaluations, not programming) I target individuals on the spectrum. What a weird thing to see written out.
- ficklepickle 6y ago
  As someone on the spectrum, I approve this message. I wish society was a meritocracy.
  - mushbino 6y ago
    Or just more understanding of different types of intelligence.
  - Widdershin 6y ago
    Just a heads up the term meritocracy was actually coined to describe an impossibility, since all judgement of worth in society is subjective. Even if you pick an objective metric, it was decided upon subjectively and with bias. I can appreciate wanting society to be more egalitarian, but perhaps you’re in search of another word.
    - 6y ago

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