Incidentally, /b/ might be good evidence for (b). It’s a rather unsettling demonstration of what people do when anonymity has removed most of the incentive for signaling.
I find chans’ lack of signaling highly intellectually refreshing. /b/ is not typical—due to ridiculously high traffic only meme-infested threads that you can reply to in 5 seconds survive. Normal boards have far better discussion quality.
Incidentally, /b/ might be good evidence for (b). It’s a rather unsettling demonstration of what people do when anonymity has removed most of the incentive for signaling.
I find chans’ lack of signaling highly intellectually refreshing. /b/ is not typical—due to ridiculously high traffic only meme-infested threads that you can reply to in 5 seconds survive. Normal boards have far better discussion quality.