@Hyperhidrosis @vokainen099
The wise sages of the net know 8chan ran things from at least 2014-2018, probably up until the THQ AMA fiasco.
I don't think Reddit has ever been more than a front for other content, as vokainen said, but I'm curious to know what you mean by "reddit youtube content" - is that like video essays about the N64 controller, or what?
The wise sages of the net know 8chan ran things from at least 2014-2018, probably up until the THQ AMA fiasco.
I don't think Reddit has ever been more than a front for other content, as vokainen said, but I'm curious to know what you mean by "reddit youtube content" - is that like video essays about the N64 controller, or what?
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@Hephaestic @vokainen099 @Hyperhidrosis 8chan was already in a decline around 2016 with GamerGate no longer being talked about and the drama regarding Infinity Next. It was basically relegated to the same level as other altchans like 420chan, only being the most popular altchan by far. It wasn't until after the THQ AMA that 8chan was brought back in the limelight again.
>"reddit youtube content" - is that like video essays about the N64 controller, or what?
It could be that, but I also remember YouTube videos that were nothing but compilations of Reddit posts being on the feature video sidebars for whatever reason.
@Hephaestic @xianc78 @Hyperhidrosis But the problem is, we don't know how much those reddit posts compilation videos are real, and, if real, how many of those posts were actually written by bots reposting stuff around on reddit.
Those reddit posts where people "confess" their things look eerily similar to posts on those 2000s websites where users could "confess" stuff they didn't want others to know. In every case it's not a reddit original format.
Those reddit posts where people "confess" their things look eerily similar to posts on those 2000s websites where users could "confess" stuff they didn't want others to know. In every case it's not a reddit original format.
I wouldn't say it was declining since there was still a healthy community of people for the big boards like /v/ and /pol/, plus a bunch of smaller ones. I'll concede that its influence was waning since it'd already accomplished the impossible and put Trump in office.
>compilations of Reddit posts
Oh fuck, I had forgotten them. Those are still some of the most craven, soulless Content™ videos I have ever seen.