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4chan is such an interesting piece of internet history that's still living. Despite lots of parts of 4chan being terrible, I will say that the diy board has hel
by jjice 3y ago
4chan is such an interesting piece of internet history that's still living. Despite lots of parts of 4chan being terrible, I will say that the diy board has helped me figure out some clever solutions to around the home jobs.
- RetroTechie 3y agoA great thing about 4chan (and probably 1 reason users keep coming) is its simplicity: Post pic, some text, others do the same, or reply to your post. That's it. Do 1 thing & do it well (Unix philosophy :-). Reminds me of when Google's UI was praised for being "enter search term here" box on otherwise empty page. I think there will always be room for sites (or apps) like that. Now, as for how to pay hosting bills etc... ??
- tamimio 3y agoI think, additionally, the reason why it’s still going, besides the simplicity, is the pseudo-anonymity, your post is just like any other post, what will really make it apart is the context (or the image per se), and I believe that’s the purist form of internet interactions, you get called out on your BS with no filters and without the fear of being “cancelled”, if you help someone, you are not looking for brownie points or to become an e-celeb, you are just genuinely trying to help, you fucked up one time and said something bad or wrong? no one will screenshot it and use it against you till hell freezes over, you did something amazing in a post? It will be circulating around and referred back to the board, not the person or the individual, so the concept is really great as long as it is not a mainstream site, else you will have all sort of shilling and spooks shenanigans that will ruin that experience.