Oiconomia@feddit.de to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoHappy 20th birthday, 4chan. You've definitely...had an effect.feddit.deimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down110
arrow-up1329arrow-down1imageHappy 20th birthday, 4chan. You've definitely...had an effect.feddit.deOiconomia@feddit.de to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareCodingAndCoffee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65·edit-29 months agoI’m probably skipping some steps, but lowtax banning hentai drove the weebs to 4chan, and 8chan. 8chan was the home for all the “Q” posts that started Qanon which riled up the Republican base and led to the Jan 6 insurrection
minus-squareZeth0s@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up46·edit-29 months agoAFAIK Qanon started on 4chan, but was forced out. I guess it was too crazy even for them
minus-squareCodingAndCoffee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 months agoYes that’s my understanding as well
I’m probably skipping some steps, but lowtax banning hentai drove the weebs to 4chan, and 8chan. 8chan was the home for all the “Q” posts that started Qanon which riled up the Republican base and led to the Jan 6 insurrection
AFAIK Qanon started on 4chan, but was forced out. I guess it was too crazy even for them
Yes that’s my understanding as well