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Should 4chan be shut down?

Submitted by ianeric, , Thread ID: 179673

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RE: Should 4chan be shut down?

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I've learned a lot and had a lot of fun on 4chan over the years. I learned about new music to listen to on /mu/, learned a lot about GNU/Linux and other tech (mechanical keyboards, ThinkPads, headphones, etc) on /g/, got cool wallpapers on /wg/, spent time learning about and playing games on /vg/. I don't think it should be shut down. I don't even think there's much, if anything, wrong with it.

If you try to blame the site for the behavior of some of its users, this is a bit like saying you should ban web browsers because people use them to look up "bad" things, same with search engines. These are just modern examples. You could also compare it to banning books, book genres, or whole libraries. There will always be those who don't fit in with the rest of society, that break laws and disrupt the peace. If you try too hard to prevent this, you actually end up making the lives of ordinary people worse in the process. Just let it all happen, I say.

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