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Why Your Social Media Feed Is Just 4chan With Better Branding
You hate what you see in your feed. The outrage bait, the conspiracy theories, the content designed to make you angry enough to engage. But you keep scrolling. Welcome to 4chan—it just doesn't call itself that anymore. Greg Fish, a computer scientist who's spent years studying internet culture, argues that the infamous anonymous message board didn't die—it metastasized into every platform you use daily.
The conversation reveals a disturbing evolution: 4chan was a place where trolls played games with misinformation, fully aware they were lying. Today's social media took that…
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