> Often the posters don't even believe what they're posting.
When I used to visit 4chan for entertainment in 2009, I believed this too, but the veil came off a long time ago.
If you have a board where it's acceptable to pretend to be racist, antisemitic, etc, then eventually your board will fill with actual racists, antisemites, etc.
/r/The_Donald started as a subreddit where people thought the idea of Trump becoming POTUS was hilarious, stupid, could never happen, and people cheered him on for the lulz. Over time, it became a home base for his most rabid supporters.
Back on the original point, do you know what you call someone who pretends to be racist?
When I used to visit 4chan for entertainment in 2009, I believed this too, but the veil came off a long time ago.
If you have a board where it's acceptable to pretend to be racist, antisemitic, etc, then eventually your board will fill with actual racists, antisemites, etc.
/r/The_Donald started as a subreddit where people thought the idea of Trump becoming POTUS was hilarious, stupid, could never happen, and people cheered him on for the lulz. Over time, it became a home base for his most rabid supporters.
Back on the original point, do you know what you call someone who pretends to be racist?
A racist.