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4chan has shaped internet culture for better and for worse. I think that to have created something so influential is an achievement to be proud of.

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I invoke Godwin to refute this assertion.

By directly invoking Godwin himself, are you saying that Godwin created something so influential, that shaped internet culture for better and for worse, that Godwin's Law itself is an achievement to be proud of, even if he never made much money from it?

He's comparing him to Hitler. Hitler had a huge influence on the world, for better and for worse, but that doesn't mean it is something he should necessarily be proud of.

Never heard of him. I thought we were comparing moot with Michael Godwin, not whoever this "Hitler" character you're bringing up is.

woosh

Pride doesn't pay bills

Your statement makes the assumption that paying bills is the goal.

Not dying from starvation is the goal.

To be fair, I doubt moot would have trouble finding money if he looked for it.

He raised money in the past. The company failed. He was living with his parents for a while, trying to figure out what to do.

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/4chans-overlord...

Still, there has to be some some value in having "Creator and administrator of 4Chan" on one's resume.

Most HR people would see that, be disgusted and throw the resume in the trash. 4chan does not have a good reputation amongst internet laymen.

Maybe some of the more savvy HR people would be more impressed by the implied technical aspects of accomplishing such a thing, though.

He only needs one.

As someone who says the hell away from 4chan, I still say he did impressive work. Probably not going to be hired by Walt Disney, but there's a lot of other places out there.

That's probably true. But chances are, the better jobs with those savvy HR people might not even have noticed his resume otherwise.

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