4chan has many boards, /b/ is the only one that is obnoxious. The other boards also have anonymity, yet they don't have the same level of obnoxiousness. This is because 4chan started out as a board with a bunch of obnoxious idiots on it, and /b/ was the place were they were 'allowed' the let loose. As the site gained in popularity, this obviously 'blossomed' as more and more people joined and participated in the pre-existing culture.
To say that anonymity breeds obnoxiousness baseless, especially since there is anonymity all over the web, yet 4chan is the example that everyone loves to use. Where are the other examples? What about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futaba_Channel or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2channel (4chan's inspiration)? It also provides anonymity.
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4chan has many boards, /b/ is the only one that is obnoxious. The other boards also have anonymity, yet they don't have the same level of obnoxiousness. This is because 4chan started out as a board with a bunch of obnoxious idiots on it, and /b/ was the place were they were 'allowed' the let loose. As the site gained in popularity, this obviously 'blossomed' as more and more people joined and participated in the pre-existing culture.
To say that anonymity breeds obnoxiousness baseless, especially since there is anonymity all over the web, yet 4chan is the example that everyone loves to use. Where are the other examples? What about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futaba_Channel or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2channel (4chan's inspiration)? It also provides anonymity.