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4chan has been in full doomer mode for years. It didn't used to be, from what I remember, though I was never an active denizen. I'd love to understand the soci
by boole1854 4y ago
4chan has been in full doomer mode for years. It didn't used to be, from what I remember, though I was never an active denizen.
I'd love to understand the sociology behind the change in vibe that happened there.
- toxicFork 4y agoToo much anime and weed
- int_19h 4y agoThat describes a lot of communities. Most of which don't produce similar attitudes as a result.
- OkayPhysicist 4y agoI reckon that the format of the site caps how large of a community it could build, and its (well-earned) reputation for being the dregs of the internet has continuously selected and pushed new people meeting that description in (forcing others out). The result is distillation. As the internet gets bigger and bigger, 4chan gets worse and worse. Combine with that the fact that anonymity combined with a relatively small community (relative to, say, Reddit) creates the perfect grounds for false consensus building, and a real echo chamber forms.
- Gigachad 4y agoIt’s been like that as long as I’ve known. It just used to be dooming over smartphones and Microsoft products