Finding out that I'm a mutant, and coming to Xavier's (and then working with Mark) has expanded my worldview considerably, especially where casual bigotry towards any minority is involved. So even sixteen year-old me seems to have kind of shied away from the worst offenders on /b/ while still reveling in the ridiculous humor parts.
Plus the bigotry wasn't as prevalent back then? It's kind of the result of a positive feedback loop "race to the bottom" in finding bigger and flashier ways to be offensive as time has gone on. So as 4chan has gotten bigger and more popular recently, the content has gotten worse and worse on average.
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Date: 2012-01-27 10:21 pm (UTC)Plus the bigotry wasn't as prevalent back then? It's kind of the result of a positive feedback loop "race to the bottom" in finding bigger and flashier ways to be offensive as time has gone on. So as 4chan has gotten bigger and more popular recently, the content has gotten worse and worse on average.