Comment on 4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere
insurgentrat@hexbear.net 19 hours ago
4Chan has an insane reputation but outside of a few boards it wasn’t really worse than reddit, Facebook, or twitter (which is to say, social media is a pretty mixed bag) and posters were a fair bit funnier.
I am kinds baffled by the idea of 4Chan as this hive of scum and villany. As if Nazis don’t recruit on Facebook, or reddit didn’t have jailbait, theDonald, and xpeoplehate as massive prominent subs.
rosco385@lemm.ee 17 hours ago
I don’t know. I remember the guy who posted on /b/ after he strangled some poor woman to death, with pics. Pretty sure he was arrested and jailed straight away, but l’ll never forget how surprised he was. “She fought so hard!” was chilling to read.
4chan was a pretty horrific place at times, but the benefit of it was that all the weirdos were there, and everyone could see it. I shudder to think how deep the depravity will go when it’s hidden on a private Discord or something.
insurgentrat@hexbear.net 16 hours ago
There are literal terrorist cells on Facebook…