anon6778

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   by anon6778 9y ago

   For me it's not so much the day to day interactions, which are largely apolitical[1], but the culture we consume. For example the latest E3 showcases had quite an emphasis on "diversity". On most days there will be some story
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   by anon6778 9y ago

   > There was also always an undercurrent of racism (spamming the n word goes back to the early days of /b/) You are conflating message with actual sentiment. Using racist language is simply a subset of inflammatory language and
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   by anon6778 9y ago

   I think the thing is that 4chan is mostly anti-establishment. Obama promised CHANGE (anti-lobbying, supporting lower classes) and at the same time bringing troops home, something that would also appeal to conservatives. Plus he was fairly o
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   by anon6778 9y ago

   Racist language and some forms of culture war, e.g. against censorship of extreme porn, has always been present. > Sometimes you just want to meme about the latest bad anime episode That's what happens 99% of the time. If you get ba
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   by anon6778 9y ago

   Previously on HN (2016): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12705851 Original version of the paper with "rare pepes": https://arxiv.org/pdf/1610.03452.pdf