Gamergate - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] ccunning@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This always felt like the turning point for the decline of online discourse to me.

[-] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Yeah, the fact that Epstein was a fan of 4chan and hung out with moot makes everything about this moment make a lot more sense in retrospect

[-] GiveOver@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

Same. 2015-16 is when I think everything went to shit. Gamergate. Brexit. Trump. The internet stopped being fun and turned into what it is now.

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