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Yet 4chan has succeeded in may organized tasks. They played capture the flag with Shia LaBeouf [1], fixed votes for NYTs person of the year [2], and made the OK
by CobsterLock 6y ago
Yet 4chan has succeeded in may organized tasks. They played capture the flag with Shia LaBeouf [1], fixed votes for NYTs person of the year [2], and made the OK hand signal into a White Power symbol [3]. Sure these aren't super involved, but it's a bit dismissive to say they aren't capable of organized efforts.
[1]: 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...
[2]: https://techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/4chan-takes-over-the-time-100/ https://techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/4chan-takes-over-the-time-...
[3]: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48293817 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48293817
- mhh__ 6y agoOrganise anything like this. The difference between the Capitol thing and the stuff 4chan gets up to is that the protests like this require a critical mass of not only people but belief - the former is possible on 4chan, but the latter needs some kind of consistent identity to rally around.
- CobsterLock 6y agoI guess you're right in that I am trivializing the organization of a this level of violent protest. Thanks for highlighting that :) (smiley face for sincerity, no sarcasm or wit intended)