Re:4chan, a popular hub for offensive posts, shows signs of ...
by tfnw on Sunday October 09, 2016 @11:02AM
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I don't like the endless repetition by people trying to exploit flaws in the human brain for their own purposes, but if you are able to mentally filter the inanity, you can experience the rare patches of awe inspiring creativity, well, at least I have been able to on occasion, I don't go there often and not recently so don't know if this is still true.
As for the expression of unpopular opinion, I feel that a society that is able to handle it's members freely expressing the most offensive viewpoints is infinitely more robust than one where these things are left to simmer just below the surface.
The post are all that count. You can't vote someone up or down, like on HN just because you agree or disagree. You don't have to think about your personal reputation when you post and how much upvotes you get.
Simply plain information.
Yes there is a whole bunch of BS going on, if you visit stuff like /r9k/ and /pol/, full of nazis who think hate-speach is the essence of free speach. But the topic boards like /fit/ or /fa/ or /ck/ have really good distilled informations.