The draw is the culture of specific boards. No one goes to /b/ because they're interested in high signal, low noise conversation for instance. The images thems

The draw is the culture of specific boards. No one goes to /b/ because they're interested in high signal, low noise conversation for instance. The images themselves are usually entirely superficial unless the board is about images or memes. I've sometimes said that Hacker News at its worst is basically /g/ (4chan's tech board) without the pictures, and with more forced civility. If it's not for you that's fine, it isn't for everyone.