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Anonymous Mon Apr 27 12:09:45 2020 No.18714305 [Reply] [Original]

This entire idea behind memetics and good ideas/memes originating from 4chan is not because of a high collection of intelligence.

What really makes this place special is that it acts as a particularly harsh environment. Social media with heavier moderation tend to align more with group think mentality, Such as twitter, Facebook and Reddit as posts appease stricter rules which limits free thought and flow of ideas. In the same breath, aforementioned social media sites which have a user profile and a system on likes/upvotes/favorites also restrict ideas as users are less likely to speak freely for fear of off-line stigmatization and in some cases legal prosecution. When considering your public posts are tied to your name and stick around for as long as need be, users and posts rely on the concept of talking about what is already accepted as a group. A system of like/upvotes/favorites etc. also incentivizes users to fall in line with a group think mentality to appease the crowd. Those factors listed above all contribute to an environment of group think.

4chan, being a harsher environment with no user profiles, incentivizes individual thought, and propagation of stronger ideas. Users talk about what they want to talk about, without fear of lingering stigmatization. Posts which are more likely to be seen are those on which the topic is the idea that users are most eager to talk about. It’s a total bare-bones exchange of ideas. A meeting ground to debate where everyone wears a mask.

Think of this community as one giant organism. Think of this organism living in and environment that is harsh. Many great ideas start here because the very nature of this universe dictates that it must. Once you start looking at the concept of memetics as such, trends no longer are that confusing, and you can begin to predict its behavior much like a living organism.

I have used this as a financial tool since my early 20s, and will continue doing so until my death.

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