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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. | ||
Revision as of 02:39, 9 January 2025
 | PRO TIP! This page is literally 4chan!
Due to this fact, beware of the infamous hacker "Anonymous", who usually lurks around here. If you are somewhat sensitive to this kind of thing, you are free to leave this page. |
4chan is the anonymous imageboard created in 2003 by Christopher Poole, who is also known as Moot.
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.
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.