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Re:The 20-year-old at heart of web's most anarchic and influ... by mcu on Sunday July 20, 2008 @04:47PM (#251653)
The truth is, 4Chan is full of some of the best people in the world.

It has changed in the last few years and the change has been even more dramatic in the last 6 months or so. The long September started last year and now people are coming to 4Chan expecting nothing more than to cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war. They have no interest in the history of 4Chan or in creating new content.

They come because it's trendy.

Just like Usenet, /., Digg, Reddit, and someday HN, the people who matter will leave and find a new home.

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Re:The 20-year-old at heart of web's most anarchic and influ... by endlessvoid94 on Sunday July 20, 2008 @11:55PM (#251935)
I agree.

This is the price of completely community-driven content. It'll be interesting to see if we ever tend back towards moderated places or if we continue to leapfrog from community to community in the frantic hope that we'll eventually find one that isn't overridden by the masses.

Hmmm. How could I make this into a startup?

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