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If 4chan.org has taught the world anything, the first thing that people will do with total anonymity is decay into the behaviours that they WANT to express, but
by Kapura 13y ago
If 4chan.org has taught the world anything, the first thing that people will do with total anonymity is decay into the behaviours that they WANT to express, but society deems unacceptable. That forbidden fruit of being able to shit-talk without consequence will never stop tasting sweet, but I think that it speaks more to the character of the shit-talker than medium.
Thus, I think that the "solution" to these sorts of nasty gossip apps is what Mr. Altman has done: simply refusing to be party to the gossip. You may miss out on juicy deets of who's done what with whom, but some things are more important than two minutes of entertainment. It's really up to potential users to decide if they want to get sucked into this sort of negative attention funnel.
edit: I see moot is going to be writing a response to this; I look forward to what he has to say. He is, in my opinion, the foremost expert on internet anonymity (or at least he's on 4chan a lot) so I think that his perspective should be considered highly.
- lmm 13y agoIt always seemed to me like moot himself never really quite understood what he'd created (see snacks' infamous "you don't get it" from way back - though I'm having trouble tracking it down. Maybe he took it off the internet?). (Still, I'm interested to see what he'll say)
- leobelle 13y agoThe behaviors that some people may want, and those that don't run for the doors. This may give you the idea that everyone is behaving that way, since it's entirely anonymous, but be assured I don't visit 4chan. 4chan is a cesspool.
- Zigurd 13y ago4chan is like any subculture that gets popular enough to be noticed. Most people condemning it have not experienced it enough to come to an informed opinion.
- Kapura 13y agoI hate to derail this topic to talk about 4chan, but I think that 4chan is many-faceted (and, indeed, the level of anonymity has varied across time and from board to board on the website) so I'm not certain an informed opinion could ever be COMPLETELY informed. Certainly, somebody lurking on /b/ for a few months might have something to say, but they're missing out on the sub-boards, which have their own board cultures and memes in microcosm. Again, moot goes to 4chan a lot, so I'm waiting to see what he has to say.
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- at-fates-hands 13y ago>>>> He is, in my opinion, the foremost expert on internet anonymity (or at least he's on 4chan a lot). Interesting comment. The man who's the foremost expert on anonymity is a well know "celeb" on 4Chan. Sorry, your comment just struck me as ironic.