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Re:Killing Community by anononaut on Monday June 12, 2023 @04:21PM (#36300414)
It's a deliberate gatekeeping mechanism. 4chan isn't a monolith, either. Some communities are tucked well enough away that it isn't _as_ needed. Furthermore, it isn't hate of "others" so much as it's a hate of all.
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Re:Killing Community by JohnFen on Monday June 12, 2023 @04:41PM (#36300745)
> Furthermore, it isn't hate of "others" so much as it's a hate of all.

I don't understand what you mean, unless you mean posters on 4chan hate themselves. Anyone who isn't you is an other, after all.

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Re:Killing Community by anononaut on Monday June 12, 2023 @04:49PM (#36300871)
You will never find a more self-loathing bunch, in fact! However, there are several recurring threads, some older than Reddit, dedicated to self improvement and escaping neetdom. There are also threads openly embracing it.
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Re:Killing Community by pessimizer on Monday June 12, 2023 @04:55PM (#36300966)
Plenty of people on 4chan don't hate anyone.
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