When people meet me, and I’m generally pretty sociable, and I meet some definition of normal, they’re almost surprised. And simultaneously disappointed. Christopher Poole Read Quote
4chan’s culture is unique and spreads and draws people in like no other. It’s also important to realize that 4chan wasn’t some overnight success, and there was never ‘hockey stick’ – like growth. Christopher Poole Read Quote
Because there’s no structural barrier to joining 4chan, the community is really dynamic; for every five people that leave, five new people join, bringing their perspective and culture. A lot of other communities get set in their ways. Christopher Poole Read Quote
There aren’t many sites like 4chan where you can pop in every hour and see all new stuff. Christopher Poole Read Quote
For the longest time, the way that I had understood 4chan was this idea that the lack of an archive made the content really ephemeral, and it took me a while, but I finally realized that that’s just totally wrong. Christopher Poole Read Quote
When we think of memetic culture, it is the ‘sausage factory’ of the old days. Christopher Poole Read Quote
The world is changing so quickly, it’s hard to get anything right for long. Christopher Poole Read Quote
There’s a lot of glorification of startups and being a founder. People brush the failures under the rug, but that’s the worst thing you can do. You kind of have to face it head on. Christopher Poole Read Quote
