• UnicodeHamSic [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Bonus it was one of the original web sites and has decades of history extending into every facet of modern society. So that's kinda wild. Memes might have gotten invented there. 4chan was and that might be the most important act of modern American history.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Forum Goons are probably some of the most influential non-state actors in the history of the internet. For decades anywhere you went on the internet there was a clique of Goons who got their before you and there was a good chance they were running some kind of cartel or scheme that defined the meta.