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Didn't we learn from 4/8chan that letting people post whatever they want (semi-)anonymously leads to disgusting behavior?
by astrea 6y ago
Didn't we learn from 4/8chan that letting people post whatever they want (semi-)anonymously leads to disgusting behavior?
- abvdasker 6y agoI think it's also that unmoderated forums become a magnet for people who want to spew hate, rather than anonymity inherently leading regular people into such behavior (though maybe the former causes some of the latter).
- DaiPlusPlus 6y agoOlder than that, here’s a take from 2004: https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19 https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19
- foolfoolz 6y agoreddit is the same thing. not all of 4chan is bad. not all of reddit is bad. but there is bad on both. it has nothing to do with the website it’s the format
- kache_ 6y agoPeople cannot post whatever they want on 4chan. On boards such as /g/, and /sci/, any off topic discussion is banned, including blatantly racist content. Other than that, there is free discussion that can be quite enlightening. And just because you choose to use a website does not mean you agree with the fringes. Just because you're a reddit user, and reddit has gore subreddits, are you into gore?
- astrea 6y agoYou make 4chan sounds like a utopia. Clearly you've never seen the revenge porn, gore, doxxing, etc that happens (or at least used to happen, havent been there in years) on b/.
- adnzzzzZ 6y agoThis thread is talking about an example of doxxing on a much larger scale than anything that has ever happened on 4chan. What's your point?
- astrea 6y agoMy point is what my original comment says.
- kache_ 6y agowhy the hell would anyone go on /b/? Same reason no one goes to reddit/r/nsfl And honestly, 4chan really is a utopia compared to orange reddit. Removing identities makes conversations less about how the individual appears and more about the substance of the topic.
- astrea 6y agoSo you agree that unmoderated communities result in cesspools? We took the scenic route, but I'm glad we arrived at my point eventually.
- tomatotomato37 6y agoThe whole reason 8chan was created was because they were kicked off of 4chan for disgusting behavior (specifically doxing/harassing game journalists)