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It’s likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again. But everything now—from X and YouTube to global politics—seems to carry its toxic legacy.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250422233152/https://www.wired.com/story/4chan-is-dead-its-toxic-legacy-is-everywhere/

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I remember when /b/ was good. But then that "moot" newbie came in, and ruined things forever.

...jokes aside I'm going to miss 4chan. Or at least the 4chan from the late 00s ~ early 10s, that I used periodically; it was already problematic, but as other users here said it was a unique experience.

See ya, space cowboys.

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Its like watching your childhood home burn down after a methhead moved in.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 2 points 13 hours ago

Perfect analogy. I still used /vg/ and very rarely /a/, but nowhere as much as I did before. Methheads moved in, I moved out, and now the house burned.

[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 9 points 1 day ago

NO U

Can you even triforce? NO YOU CAN'T BECAUSE YOU'RE A NEWBIE, THE CANCER KILLING /b/! FUCKING SUMMER

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...fuck, I can't triforce either!

(About the -fag suffix: sorry to be "that guy" but let's avoid using it, OK? It's 2025, and we aren't in 4chan, that implicit "-fag means nothing" context is gone.)