4chan started as an imageboard for and by Japanese cartoon enthusiasts, not "a public square".
It's kind of like pointing at an institution run by edgy, lonely teenagers and asking, "How is that working so far as a ${institution_type}?"
It's kind of like pointing at an institution run by edgy, lonely teenagers and asking, "How is that working so far as a ${institution_type}?"
My argument is that there is a place online where anyone can go and express an idea and challenge ideas of other’s. That place is (among others) 4chan. It’s not some obscure personal blog, it’s a large and influential platform. Is it working as a public square? Are you using it to challenge ideas you disagree with?
If someone says something dumb you call them a slur and move on. So yeah, actually.