On 'average' nobody in the history of humanity has ever said a thing worth opening their mouths for.
places like 4chan are full of banality, sure, but the extremes are far higher (and lower) than you find on somewhere like HN.
Ive read stuff on 4chan/b that has made me piss myself with laughter, and cry (well, nearly, Im not a crying man, but the spirit was there).
Ive read stuff on 4chan that provided amazing insight into the human soul....and stuff that made me realise what a bunch of animals we really are.
HN certainly does away with the banal posts (and the illegal ones) but the cost is obvious, and real.
I choose the times I go to 4chan (very rarely, these days) and I choose the times I go to HN, but they do both have a place.
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On 'average' nobody in the history of humanity has ever said a thing worth opening their mouths for.
places like 4chan are full of banality, sure, but the extremes are far higher (and lower) than you find on somewhere like HN.
Ive read stuff on 4chan/b that has made me piss myself with laughter, and cry (well, nearly, Im not a crying man, but the spirit was there). Ive read stuff on 4chan that provided amazing insight into the human soul....and stuff that made me realise what a bunch of animals we really are.
HN certainly does away with the banal posts (and the illegal ones) but the cost is obvious, and real.
I choose the times I go to 4chan (very rarely, these days) and I choose the times I go to HN, but they do both have a place.