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Since your (1) went unanswered, Moot is Chris Poole's online handle (on 4chan specifically, which is somewhat special, given that users on 4chan usually post anonymously) that he was mostly known by before becoming a semi-celebrity.
That was a rhetorical question, pointing out the incorrect capitalization...
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You are correct, hate speech is not for me, and when possible I stay away from places where it would otherwise be unavoidable. But what people have "kindly" explained have merely been justifications for racism and other hate speech that all seem to ultimately boil down to it being normal for 4chan. That, and the excuse of "oh but they don't really mean it" is pretty thin justification.
It is normal there. These elements surface on anonymous forums precisely because they are not tolerated elsewhere. A very simple pattern of 4chan posting culture is to offend others in order to provoke a debate about what you actually want to discuss. It's the 4chan version of clickbait. The /g/ catalog is absolutely filled with people doing this. Want to talk about Linux? Pretend you're a superior Windows user and m…
I do this with investment ideas on /biz/ regularly, particularly in the stock market general thread and have had some very enlightening debates as a result.
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On 4chan, the -fag suffix is barely offensive and can even be a term of endearment.
It’s offensive off 4chan, it doesn’t matter what they think.
A thought provoking message. Just quoting it for posterity. Carry on.
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An uncharitable opinion might be that Google hired someone with previous social media experience in a last ditch effort to figure out a way to make Google+ a success.
M00t did have a greatly contrasting view to The Zuck. The Zuck -- one identity, one you. M00t talked about "facets," a face you show, just one plane out of the multihedron of You. It's a bit more than Billy Joel's "The Stranger," is the "you" that you bring to work, or maybe just the one you show your boss. The Zuck just had everything all out there for everyone. M00t's insight is that people really really did not wa…
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They are agitators and trolls, and you took the bait.
Are you familiar with the rule of goats?
Ken White’s rule of goats:
“The Rule of Goats applies. Slightly paraphrased — for this family newspaper — the rule states: If you kiss a goat, even if you say you're doing it ironically, you're still a goat-kisser.”
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They also have americunts and amerifats if that makes you feel any better.
Still proves my point. You don’t have to censor that.
Literal definition of failing upwards. He isn't a boy genuis, he copied code from japanese websites and then fostered one of the most toxic communities in human history. At google, he took a job from someone who was almost certainly way more qualified, both technically and morally.
I imagine Moot wasn't hired for technical skill exactly, but for his years of experience trying to shape a difficult community. I'd be interested in a breakdown of how Moot "fostered" the toxic aspects of 4chan. One could say that any anonymous community will be toxic and harmful to the general world, but that feels like a conclusion that is drawn after watching 4chan metastasize.
It was obvious from the moment 4chan started and got a huge exodus of SA users from FYAD, that 4chan was the worst place on the internet by a mile. No hindsight needed, not even close. Everyone knew that and its not some kind of secret. 4chan was the worst from the moment it started.
Literal definition of failing upwards. He isn't a boy genuis, he copied code from japanese websites and then fostered one of the most toxic communities in human history. At google, he took a job from someone who was almost certainly way more qualified, both technically and morally.
What does qualified mean to you? If he received "formal education". Moot for better or for worse held together one of the larger sites on the internet while managing a team of mods and the simple fact that 4chsn was never shut down is in itself an achievement. I have a hard trouble not seeing him as having serious management chops. He frankly is probably more qualified than many people who got into Google for little…