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The website would have a notable impact on irony culture and its formation, with the advent of ''Rage Comics'' and the popularization of other memes such as the ''Wojak'' and ''Pepe the Frog''. | The website would have a notable impact on irony culture and its formation, with the advent of ''Rage Comics'' and the popularization of other memes such as the ''Wojak'' and ''Pepe the Frog''. | ||
Several sites would adopt things created from 4chan, with Reddit in particular inheriting the meme culture of 4chan. | Several sites would adopt things created from 4chan, with [[Reddit]] in particular inheriting the meme culture of 4chan. | ||
The site is mostly irrelevant now. There are some connections between 4chan and irony users but it is mostly a "boogeyman" or a joke to be played around with. The website has not contributed to irony or any meme culture in a long time, and pretty much now only operates as a porn site. | The site is mostly irrelevant now. There are some connections between 4chan and irony users but it is mostly a "boogeyman" or a joke to be played around with. The website has not contributed to irony or any meme culture in a long time, and pretty much now only operates as a porn site. | ||