• Daniel Jackson@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    4chan is just a bunch of people pretending to be racist/homophobic/… for the lulz. Only a minority are hardcore trump supporters, neonazis, …

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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      3 years ago

      disinformation, deflection and plausible denialability

      you can be an outright racist on 4chan … if someone debates you, you can entertain yourself endlessly

      if you aren’t a racist … you get to have some fun … and tell everyone you are fake

      if you are an actual racist … you get to affirm your deluded beliefs … and tell everyone you are fake