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2014/09/24 12:49:44
Subject: Re:Are geeks/nerds their own worst enemy?
It seems like people keep talking about 4chan as if the shenanigans of /b/, and probably the NSFW pages, are the only part of it that exists and that they all do things as a collective. As far as I can tell places like /tg/, /tv/, /toy, ect haven't really changed at all or had some mass migration.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
2014/09/24 13:02:30
Subject: Re:Are geeks/nerds their own worst enemy?
The denizens of 4chan have already migrated to another image board.
No, a few of the kinds of people who give 4chan its bad rep have left /v/. 4chan is so big at this points it's practically immortal. Really this should probably be seen as a good thing in the end, though it's baffling why it's only just now m00t decided to put his foot down and say "enough of this bs."
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d-usa wrote: The denizens of 4chan, or the denizens of /b/.
Both it seems. It appears the general consensus on 8chan is that m00t sold out. Not everyone left of course, but it is getting larger. It resembles 4chan at this point, though /tg/ still appears to be quite tiny :/
d-usa wrote: Whatever happened to the hacker known as 4chan?
He is waiting for the chance to strike. You won't know when, you won't know how, but one day you will find your butt all over the internet
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2014/09/24 13:06:36
Subject: Re:Are geeks/nerds their own worst enemy?
characterizing real life people into stereotypical arch-types is stupid. there are hundreds of thousands of factors that affect a person's personality, and trying to say that people fit into one of what? twelve? stereotypes is ridiculous. the 'geek' does not exist, therefor they cannot be their own worst enemy.
The proof that an outside source is screwing with internet/gamer culture here reinforces my belief that they're the worst things for nerds. It's like the religious trying to ban Dungeons and Dragons because it made people satan worshippers, or Jack Thompson on his video game violence crusade.
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The proof that an outside source is screwing with internet/gamer culture here reinforces my belief that they're the worst things for nerds. It's like the religious trying to ban Dungeons and Dragons because it made people satan worshippers, or Jack Thompson on his video game violence crusade.
To be fair, the topic is nerds vs nerds. Not outside source vs nerds.
anons throwing a fit and packing up their bags and going to another chan is actually pretty topical.
Edit: although it seems that at this point this thread could easily be merged with the gamergate thread...
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