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If anything, he has proven that it brings out the absolutely worst.

ipaddr 5y ago
It allows for taboo topics which could be the worst if you subscribe society norms. Remember if everyone was anonymous so would personal traits which forces judging on material and people not taking things personally because their real id isn't attach to this idea
- lexapro 5y ago
  You mean like sharing child sexual abuse material and discussing how to start a race war? Yes, I subscribe to the norm that this is bad.
  - vangelis 5y ago
    that doesn't require an end to anonymity, just decent moderation.
swayvil 5y ago
The freedom to do the worst is also the freedom to do the best. That is an unavoidable universal law. Look at instances where the conversation is forced to respect conventional values. It's death. Conformity and moronic mob-politics becomes the norm. So norm that you forget that there was anything better. (Reddit and Facebook are 2 notorious cases of this.) 4chan is sharp and smart. And infantile and vile. And sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. Which is only proper.
- deleted 5y ago
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- lexapro 5y ago
  >4chan is sharp and smart. Well, it can be. But the main boards usually aren't. A lot of smart people have left the platform. What's left is mostly "bad" people who have nowhere else to go: nazis, child molesters, edgy teenagers and so on.
  - swayvil 5y ago
    Sounds like you got offended there. It's a short hop with eyes-closed from "offended" to "moral condemnation". Our greatest artists and thinkers have been condemned throughout history. Censored too. Consider that.
    - lexapro 5y ago
      Offended no, it's hard to take it that serious. But yes, I do disagree with blatant racism and child sexual abuse. And I don't think it's particularly witty or edgy even. >Our greatest artists and thinkers have been condemned throughout history. Our greatest artists and thinkers were typically not nazis or child molesters.
    - vangelis 5y ago
      yeah, our greatest artists and thinkers aren't coming from /pol/. containment was a mistake. rest of the site is fine, if boorish.

It allows for taboo topics which could be the worst if you subscribe society norms. Remember if everyone was anonymous so would personal traits which forces judging on material and people not taking things personally because their real id isn't attach to this idea

lexapro 5y ago
You mean like sharing child sexual abuse material and discussing how to start a race war? Yes, I subscribe to the norm that this is bad.
- vangelis 5y ago
  that doesn't require an end to anonymity, just decent moderation.

swayvil 5y ago

The freedom to do the worst is also the freedom to do the best. That is an unavoidable universal law. Look at instances where the conversation is forced to respect conventional values. It's death. Conformity and moronic mob-politics becomes the norm. So norm that you forget that there was anything better. (Reddit and Facebook are 2 notorious cases of this.) 4chan is sharp and smart. And infantile and vile. And sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. Which is only proper.

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lexapro 5y ago
>4chan is sharp and smart. Well, it can be. But the main boards usually aren't. A lot of smart people have left the platform. What's left is mostly "bad" people who have nowhere else to go: nazis, child molesters, edgy teenagers and so on.
- swayvil 5y ago
  Sounds like you got offended there. It's a short hop with eyes-closed from "offended" to "moral condemnation". Our greatest artists and thinkers have been condemned throughout history. Censored too. Consider that.
  - lexapro 5y ago
    Offended no, it's hard to take it that serious. But yes, I do disagree with blatant racism and child sexual abuse. And I don't think it's particularly witty or edgy even. >Our greatest artists and thinkers have been condemned throughout history. Our greatest artists and thinkers were typically not nazis or child molesters.
  - vangelis 5y ago
    yeah, our greatest artists and thinkers aren't coming from /pol/. containment was a mistake. rest of the site is fine, if boorish.