4chan Sharty Hack And Janitor Email Leak

Post by numpad0 » Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 2:33 PM UTC

JKCalhoun wrote: post #45

vlovich123 wrote: post #27

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4chan was founded in 2003. I think reasonable people probably disagree on what constitutes the “early” internet and this is where the argument is. Google had been around for 5 years by this point and I (and I suspect many others) remained blissfully unaware of 4chan for a long time after 2003.

Regardless of date bracketing, I can miss 80's punk and not miss slam dancing. Maybe someone can list some positive internet culture we got from 4chan that I am overlooking.

Post by 1970-01-01 » Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 2:34 PM UTC

danaris wrote: post #257

1970-01-01 wrote: post #146

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This is like saying death metal isn't upbeat music and therefore nothing of value is lost by censoring it. Why does 4chan have to be positive culture to be considered valuable culture?

There's a big difference between "upbeat music" and "positive culture". "Positive" in this sense isn't being used to mean "optimistic" or "happy". It's being used to mean "healthy for the world at large". Regardless of whether any of us agree that 4chan was a net-negative, it should be very clear that "music that doesn't have an upbeat sound or themes" is not inherently unhealthy, but "subcultures that are unhealthy…

Post by butterlettuce » Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 2:36 PM UTC

sgarland wrote: post #139

Red_Tarsius wrote: post #88

I feel too many people conflate /pol/ with the whole website. I enjoyed browsing through sfw boards like /tg/ (tabletop media), /ck/ (cooking) and /fit/ (fitness). I had long discussions about the SW sequels on /tv/ back in 2015-19. The readership was surprisingly diverse and the anonymity lead users to provide more focused replies. With bodybuilding.com gone, the blue boards felt like the last bastion of the old int…

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Post by attemptone » Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 2:44 PM UTC

jmyeet wrote: post #147

properpopper wrote: post #110

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For users who aren't familiar with 4chan - this post describes only one board - /pol/, where you can find hateful posts about every race and religion. 4chan have 30+ boards in total

This is /pol/ focused, yes, but the other boards aren't separate worlds. It's all part of what many call the "alt-right pipeline" and it's subtle and insidious. For example, many (particularly women) have consumed Candace Owens's content about the Blake Lively / Justin Baldoni saga, just like many followed certain creators with the Amber Heard trial. Both of thse fall squarely on the alt-right pipeline. So you may st…

Post by lwidvrizokdhai » Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 2:47 PM UTC

fooList wrote: post #187

ToucanLoucan wrote: post #148

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> I feel too many people conflate /pol/ with the whole website. That's probably why a lot of websites use moderation to avoid having one section of it turn into a cesspit of every -ism you can imagine, up to and including fascism, because once you have a section of your website that is openly coordinating the pushing of fascism on society, everyone kinda forgets about the diverse and interesting other things it might…

That is what has saved Reddit. You cannot find society fascism coordination there because the mods are strong. If 4chan followed that model bronies might still be a thing.