/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>49966071
>Why would I go force conversation with some normie instead of coming on here and having stimulating discussion on whatever topic I feel like with large amounts of like minded people? This option wasn't available to any civilization in history, and once you're used to talking with people like you, you can't just go back to pretending to care about sportsball or netflix.

this is so true it hurts. the internet in general and 4chan more specifically has ruined me. no matter how specific the niche, i can find communities of people discussing exactly what im interested in. not only that, but due to the text format, i can take as much time as i need to formulate how i want to phrase my ideas. what i look like doesn't matter, how i talk or how my voice sounds doesn't matter. since even on other forums where you need a user name, you're still basically anonymous (being xXx_420pussyslay3r_xXx doesn't connect to your real life name or reputation at all), you can say what you actually think without any real worry about reprisal compared to real life. i can say "nigger" here and no one gives a shit. even on other websites where i can't say that, i can still say i voted for Trump and not worry about being labeled as something or having my career ruined or having some asshole activist come after me and slash my tires or try to burn my house down or something, who fucking knows. online, all that matters is the content of my posts. if i say some dumb shit, people will tell me. if i say some smart shit, people will tell me. and this works for everyone else too, so in general you get a lot more honesty and a lot less holding back due to social norms or fears related to people's reputations. people can say what they think, even if they say terrible or ignorant shit, it's still what they honestly think most of the time. even if they're trolling, that's still basically who they really are inside. "the real world" is the opposite of this, for the most part.