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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean... how old is 4chan? .../b/?

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[–] Sc00ter@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

I was on it mid/late 2000s. I dont know when it was formed, but i was definitelt on it around 06

Edit: The internet says it was launched in 03

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Domino image with "Lowtax bans anime from General Bullshit" on one end and "American fascism" at the other.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

It's a pretty worthless site now ... I think the same 20 people post there round the clock every day for the past 20 years.

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago*

Well my point was more that there's a bit of a rose-tint in this person's description of the "early internet"... unless they mean really early, like ARPANET early.

Plenty of rage-bait attention seeking in the mid-2000s.

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