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Re: 4chan founder Chris Poole has left Google

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Post by causality0 »

bumblelad wrote: post #116
okareaman wrote: post #77

I've spent a fair amount of time on 4chan/pol/ for over a decade and my opinion is moot is a decent guy who sold it after he tried to reign in GamerGate and was loudly criticized on the site for it. I don't think Google would have hired him if it weren't for that redeeming quality. I'm fascinated by 4chan because it is a kind of underground United Nations. It's anonymous so people around the world can express themsel…

>I'm fascinated by 4chan because it is a kind of underground United Nations. Always fascinating how they refer to themselves. You have n-words. Then potato n-words for the irish (and lithuatians) Pasta n-words for italians Bongs for the british Leafs for canadians Burgers and Amerimutts Toothpaste for the netherlands Gypsy for hungarians and romanians (who are at a perpetual shitposting war against each other) Hohols…

I think there's a certain value to that. Sort of a modern take on memento mori, but for everyone.

Re: 4chan founder Chris Poole has left Google

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Post by sudosysgen »

hnbad wrote: post #166
pcbro141 wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We're talking about this site? (NSFW): https://boards.4chan.org/pol Looks more like an international white supremacist convention than United Nations to me. And I'm not saying that just because they love using the n-word so much, but that is one of the reasons. Most posts on there don't seem to be from a diverse audience. They mostly seem to be from the perspective of a young racist white male audience, which is a ve…

I can only recommend watching Innuendo Studios' _Alt-Right Playbook_ series for a deeper understanding of the dynamics, but if you don't have the time I'd at least recommend watching this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMabpBvtXr4 All of 4chan, but especially /b/, is built around "haha just kidding ... unless", ridiculing people for getting offended while "trolling" with the most nefarious opinions and defendin…

I second the recommendation. Basically, /pol/ centers around irony poisoning. But definitely watch the Innuendo Studios series.

Re: 4chan founder Chris Poole has left Google

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Post by andyxor »

the_benno wrote: post #169
andyxor wrote: post #159

Earlier quoted context omitted.

/pol is awesome what are you talking about it has nothing to do with race, calling George Floyd an overdosed junkie is just stating the facts.

Cops aren't allowed to murder people on sight -- "junkie" or otherwise. Never understood why people seem to think this is a compelling argument.

he had like 3 times the lethal dose of fentanyl besides having a sick heart, it's in his coroner report.

Re: 4chan founder Chris Poole has left Google

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Post by ggvvfdde »

pcbro141 wrote: post #157
okareaman wrote: post #77

I've spent a fair amount of time on 4chan/pol/ for over a decade and my opinion is moot is a decent guy who sold it after he tried to reign in GamerGate and was loudly criticized on the site for it. I don't think Google would have hired him if it weren't for that redeeming quality. I'm fascinated by 4chan because it is a kind of underground United Nations. It's anonymous so people around the world can express themsel…

In order list of threads from browsing /pol/ for people who want to know how 'diverse' it is without visiting: - Anti-vax - Anti-gay parents - Goose - Ben Shapiro praise thread with a dash of anti-semitism and a whole lot of "i hope all ni**rs die" - Praising George Floyd mural vandalism - Anti-transgender - Praising white nationalism/white ethnostate - Praising 'national rape day' - Anti-Islam - Anti-race mixing - I…

The diversity pushed by academic institutions and tech companies is the same. They want people from different backgrounds and locations, that are all the same politically. If you disagree with a progressive policy, you get the boot.

4chan is the same. They accept anyone from all over the world. The majority of posters are foreign. If you disagree with their narrative or political ideals, they insult you and tell you to leave. Except on 4chan you don't get banned or your life ruined for disagreeing. It's an actual safe space for ideas.

It's hilarious how similar they are.

Re: 4chan founder Chris Poole has left Google

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Post by causality0 »

hourislate wrote: post #129
okareaman wrote: post #77

I've spent a fair amount of time on 4chan/pol/ for over a decade and my opinion is moot is a decent guy who sold it after he tried to reign in GamerGate and was loudly criticized on the site for it. I don't think Google would have hired him if it weren't for that redeeming quality. I'm fascinated by 4chan because it is a kind of underground United Nations. It's anonymous so people around the world can express themsel…

I have found I can spend hours on 4chins reading some of the most interesting stuff on the Internet. It takes some work and time but there is gold there. There are some scary smart/genius anons posting.

Indeed. /pol/'s main value is entertainment at the sheer level of batshit insanity but the number of times they've either been startlingly prescient or else had serious insider knowledge is significant. I've seen things there that took days to hit CNN. For example, claims about Peter Bright's pedophilic exploits hit /pol/ years ahead of his arrest.

Re: 4chan founder Chris Poole has left Google

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Post by vorpalhex »

pcbro141 wrote: post #157
okareaman wrote: post #77

I've spent a fair amount of time on 4chan/pol/ for over a decade and my opinion is moot is a decent guy who sold it after he tried to reign in GamerGate and was loudly criticized on the site for it. I don't think Google would have hired him if it weren't for that redeeming quality. I'm fascinated by 4chan because it is a kind of underground United Nations. It's anonymous so people around the world can express themsel…

In order list of threads from browsing /pol/ for people who want to know how 'diverse' it is without visiting: - Anti-vax - Anti-gay parents - Goose - Ben Shapiro praise thread with a dash of anti-semitism and a whole lot of "i hope all ni**rs die" - Praising George Floyd mural vandalism - Anti-transgender - Praising white nationalism/white ethnostate - Praising 'national rape day' - Anti-Islam - Anti-race mixing - I…

Subcultures have shibboleths. In the same way WallStreetBets wasn't making fun of the mentally handicapped, it would be dangerous to take any chan at face value.

Shibboleths exist to exclude people outside the subculture stereotype - and a good way of doing that is to be offensive. Some subcultures desire to remain as subcultures.

Part of why shibboleths work is because we as a species tend to stop engaging rationally the moment we feel attacked - we switch to being defensive and actually entrench our own values further.

The 4chan shibboleth attacks everyone. No matter who you are or how you identify you're going to be debased and mocked openly - that's kind of the point.

Re: 4chan founder Chris Poole has left Google

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Post by kingsuper20 »

blissofbeing wrote: post #3

"only five years" that's a long time in my opinion to be at one company.

>only five years" that's a long time in my opinion to be at one company

I've never worked anywhere where people were much use before 2-3 years in harness. Too much domain knowledge maybe.

Re: 4chan founder Chris Poole has left Google

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Post by seriousquestion »

zumu wrote: post #158
ericbarrett wrote: post #21

Chris Poole visited the Facebook campus in 2011, while he was still running 4chan, for an hour-long talk and some questions. About thirty engineers attended. The Anonymous hacks had been all over the news for the last year or so, so a couple of jokers showed up in Guy Fawkes masks, and kept them on for the whole thing. During the Q&A, Poole answered a question from one of the masked employees. After his answer, he as…

> Not surprised he lasted so long at Google. Is it hard to 'last' at google? I have never gotten that impression.

HBO's Silicon Valley even lampooned how easy it is to stick around, with "Big Head" and others hanging out on the roof all day.

"Rest and Vest" is a thing.

Re: 4chan founder Chris Poole has left Google

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Post by m_a_g »

causality0 wrote: post #167
zumu wrote: post #158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Not surprised he lasted so long at Google. Is it hard to 'last' at google? I have never gotten that impression.

The median tenure of a Google employee is 1.1 years.

Wow, I am surprised. Any ideas why so short?
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