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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Oxford comma or gtfo.

[–] danieljackson 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

4chan is just a bunch of people pretending to be racist/homophobic/... for the lulz. Only a minority are hardcore trump supporters, neonazis, ...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

My issue is even if that's true it kind of doesn't matter because it's making the people who are ACTUALLY racist/homophobic/name your bigotry flavor feel comfortable enough to be genuinely horrendous. Fucking with the Overton window like that ain't cool.

[–] Candelestine 5 points 2 years ago

It's also just generally much easier to have and express extremist views when you're 14 years old. That shit usually gets unpalatable as your brain matures though, and you figure out why we don't actually live like the rest of the animal kingdom.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm more convinced the majority of crazy posts are by disinformation trolls that plague all social media now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I simultaneously miss AmITheAsshole and think that it's almost all either made up for karma farming or people shitposting to make some marginalized group look bad.

Or weird sex stuff. Definitely a lot of it is some person's weird sex thing.

[–] colonial 4 points 2 years ago

I thought this was well-known. They're trolls first and foremost - I'd like to cite the whole πŸ‘Œ-hand-symbol fiasco as evidence.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

disinformation, deflection and plausible denialability

you can be an outright racist on 4chan ... if someone debates you, you can entertain yourself endlessly

if you aren't a racist ... you get to have some fun ... and tell everyone you are fake

if you are an actual racist ... you get to affirm your deluded beliefs ... and tell everyone you are fake

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

The Fruit of the Loom logo DID feature a cornucopia at some point in time (or space).

[–] sanguinepar 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] danieljackson 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] oscarlavi 2 points 2 years ago

When a creator releases something into the public, they no longer control how it's used, they can influence, sure, but not control. It's the wider community's decision now

[–] TeaHands 1 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

Came here to say this. Glad you were here.

[–] SpaceNoodle 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Shardikprime 6 points 2 years ago

You take that back

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Code should be indented with tabs. Fight me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

The toilet seat argument with women. I understand that the toilet seat should be let down, but if I forget. There is no way in hell you should fall in. Most of the time I don't just let the seat down, but also the lid. No complaints there. How the hell is that any different? Either way you have to look first.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"All violence is caused by cis white men" politician said that quote and I've seen many people defend the statement. I don't think it's true and my knowledge of history makes me think it's not true but I'm not sure if I'm correct since colonialism did do a lot of damage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Japan: am I a joke to you!?

It's nowhere close to true even with the most revisionist views of history - what's also funny is the definition of white also isn't some set in stone thing and has changed greatly over time.

Colonialism absolutely fucked things up in large parts of the world (all of it?) but it wasn't just done by anglo/white dominant countries though England and Spain together account for a loooot of it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Hot take thread? Mumford and Sons from a decade ago was Good Actually. Fuck that one guy who turned out to be a fascist tho

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I can do this.

[–] Shardikprime 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I feel you man. You know what, ill just go ahead and say it: VI IS BETTER THAN NANO, YOU GODLESS BASTARDS

THERE I SAID IT.

[–] optissima 1 points 2 years ago

Nano is user accessible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

There's a few, I'm not going to state them for fear of going against the narrative in public. I'm pretty sure if I stated some of my opinions about modern culture I'd get run out of here on a rail. I feel like an island, but I'm old and irrelevant so I don't care. BTW, get off my lawn.

[–] kabukimeow 1 points 2 years ago

JuustoleipΓ€

[–] axtualdave 1 points 2 years ago

The blanket on the couch is green.