4chan, memes, language, Trump, alt-right, etc.

Machine · 02-24-2017, 02:30 PM

The whole phenomenon of 4chan's rise in notoriety as well as the alt-right's is a really fascinating one. 4chan is a vehemently misunderstood place in my opinion and there are so many goddamn misconceptions about the place, even the dreaded /pol/ that it's hard to even talk about without being written off completely. To really discuss 4chan and Trump asa topic you have to come across the different techniques that have been put to use on /pol/ as well as having at least basic knowledge about "meme magic". A lot of the time the place genuinely does feel like a cartoon world or some alternate dimension put inside of a specific board.

The alt right is completely different phenomenon and has so many definitions I don't even know where to start. All I know is that /pol/ is only home to a couple types of the "alt-right".

**Frownland** · 02-24-2017, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Machine

The whole phenomenon of 4chan's rise in notoriety as well as the alt-right's is a really fascinating one. 4chan is a vehemently misunderstood place in my opinion and there are so many goddamn misconceptions about the place, even the dreaded /pol/ that it's hard to even talk about without being written off completely. To really discuss 4chan and Trump asa topic you have to come across the different techniques that have been put to use on /pol/ as well as having at least basic knowledge about "meme magic". A lot of the time the place genuinely does feel like a cartoon world or some alternate dimension put inside of a specific board.

I agree with that. It's like how people don't even realize that we talk about music on MB sometimes.

Machine · 02-24-2017, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I agree with that. It's like how people don't even realize that we talk about music on MB sometimes.

I would equate it even more to you come here expecting to talk about music, but there's more talking about random **** than anything else.

You go to /pol/ expecting a ton of skinhead neo nazi's, but it's really a bunch of jaded teenagers who enjoy memes way too much.

The Batlord · 02-24-2017, 02:35 PM

They have an origami section, so I imagine it's probably not all alt-right dudes talking about cucks.

Machine · 02-24-2017, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

They have an origami section, so I imagine it's probably not all alt-right dudes talking about cucks.

I use the music board /mu/ every day and it's basically an edgy tumblr. Most of the people there are liberals and leftists.

Chiomara · 02-24-2017, 02:56 PM

*Werner Herzog voice* The internet is a dark and chaotic vortex of memes and treachery...

**Goofle** · 02-24-2017, 03:33 PM

I don't think I've ever lasted more than 5 mins on /mu/. It was literal cancer. Maybe I should give it another go.

Machine · 02-24-2017, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

My problem with /mu/ is actually just that 4chan has **** tastes

You're right though

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Originally Posted by Goofle

I don't think I've ever lasted more than 5 mins on /mu/. It was literal cancer. Maybe I should give it another go.

It gets better with time, or maybe I'm just numb to the stupid now.

Neapolitan · 02-27-2017, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by riseagainstrocks

But I was also 16, and have grown far past such myopia.

No, you haven't. Using "myopia" the way you used it is a slight to people who struggle with the medical condition of "myopia."

"Myopia" is the medical term for near-sightedness. The problem of not seeing things clearly objects at a distance due to the refractive error caused by the shape of the eye. "Myopia" is something you can't outgrow, it's something you have for the rest of your life, and for some people it's something that develops later in life. It's a handicap to have it, definitely not one of the worst handicap to physically deal with. However it's one of those handicaps that people feel free to bully, insult, mock or tease a person who has "myopia." Thinking that way at the age of sixteen didn't cause you to wear glasses and as a result be mocked because of wearing them.

riseagainstrocks · 02-27-2017, 03:58 PM

I appreciate your misplaced pedantry.

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Originally Posted by https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myopia

Definition of myopia
1
: a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects. ex She wears glasses to correct her myopia.
2
: a lack of foresight or discernment : a narrow view of something
ex. … those require long-term commitments, which in our current myopia we cannot take on. — Adam Smith

02-24-2017, 02:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	The whole phenomenon of 4chan's rise in notoriety as well as the alt-right's is a really fascinating one. 4chan is a vehemently misunderstood place in my opinion and there are so many goddamn misconceptions about the place, even the dreaded /pol/ that it's hard to even talk about without being written off completely. To really discuss 4chan and Trump asa topic you have to come across the different techniques that have been put to use on /pol/ as well as having at least basic knowledge about "meme magic". A lot of the time the place genuinely does feel like a cartoon world or some alternate dimension put inside of a specific board. The alt right is completely different phenomenon and has so many definitions I don't even know where to start. All I know is that /pol/ is only home to a couple types of the "alt-right". __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither. Last edited by Machine; 02-24-2017 at 02:35 PM.

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Chiomara mayor of spookytown Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 812	Werner Herzog voice The internet is a dark and chaotic vortex of memes and treachery...