It’s likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again. But everything now—from X and YouTube to global politics—seems to carry its toxic legacy.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20250422233152/https://www.wired.com/story/4chan-is-dead-its-toxic-legacy-is-everywhere/
Last tine I went on there I got a 3 month ban for making fun of Roy Moore losing to Doug Jones. It’s as much an echo chamber as anywhere else, if not worse.
(Caveat lector: IDK/DC who are Roy Moore or Doug Jones.)
…this sort of power-tripping bastard, desperate to enforce their opinions, was really common in 4chan. However Fubarberry is talking about structure; structurally speaking 4chan highlighted divisive opinions, while e.g. Lemmy, Lebbit etc. do the opposite.