janny_throwaway

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   by janny_throwaway 11y ago

   They do it for free :^)
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   by janny_throwaway 11y ago

   Unlike reddit, 4chan is not a popularity contest. There are no likes or upvotes that dictate what you see; everyone in a thread sees the same content. Furthermore, there are no persistent identities, so you have no way of gauging the value
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   by janny_throwaway 11y ago

   >On 4chan, you're literally a janitor. On reddit, you're a janitor and you're also responsible for community building and everything that comes along with that. It's your community and if you don't build it, nobo
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   by janny_throwaway 11y ago

   Lovely. Reminds me of this quote from Lorraine Daston: The marvel that stopped us in our tracks—an aurora borealis, cognate words in languages separated by continents and centuries, the peacock’s tail—becomes only an apparent marvel
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   by janny_throwaway 11y ago

   >primarily due to seeing the kind of place you get when the barrier for entry is non existent. you think reddit's bad, try 4chan! I was 4chan "janitor" (lesser-mod) for 18 months or so and I agree, these sorts of positions