• Brutticus@lemm.ee
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        5 days ago

        I wonder about this sometimes.

        Poole knew he had a contentious base of users. I remember in 2013 or 2014, 4chan users posted photographic evidence his gf was cheating on him, and I think it broke him. I dont blame him for selling the site, but 18 months later… I wonder if Moot knew he was holding back the end of the world.

        • FolknForage@lemm.ee
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          4 days ago

          I wonder if Poole has done any interesting interviews on the intersection of 4chan and the modern fascist propaganda machine it bred.

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            4 days ago

            I have this dream that one day I’ll like, sit next to him on an airplane and have a chance to ask him.

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        4 days ago

        Around then for me. Hiroyuki allowed /pol/ to happen when moot tried it and ditched it quickly. Too many people started thinking their farts didn’t stink. I went there for anime discussions when every other popular site was a hugbox.