Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka, Founder of Something Awful, Has Died

Posted by flipnotic on Thursday November 11, 2021 @12:18AM
from the youtube.com dept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UkcZ4LtSE8

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Re:Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka, Founder of Something Awful, Has ... by flipnotic on Thursday November 11, 2021 @12:57AM (#29184893)

From 4chan, to Reddit, to meme culture: I don't think it's possible to conceive how large of an impact Lowtax had on the internet. As an entrepreneur, he was a leader in figuring out how to monetize digital content. RIP Lowtax, you leave behind a legacy both IRL and on the web.

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Re:Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka, Founder of Something Awful, Has ... by genocidicbunny on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:26AM (#29186141)

Also being discussed at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29184198

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Re:Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka, Founder of Something Awful, Has ... by petercooper on Thursday November 11, 2021 @09:15AM (#29188032)

Which isn't even in the first 800 items on the front page right now despite the votes and age.

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