I don't think that we can possibly be reminded too frequently that the internet has some some venues that are beyond the pale of anything that could pass for civilization. Take 4chan, for example.
Don't know about 4chan? Then consider yourself fortunately naive and, perhaps, even virginal by internet standards. 4chan is one of those places that your mother never told you to stay away from because your mother never imagined that places like 4chan exist in this world. 4chan has existed below the radar for a very long time, but now, 4chan has a face and a hit of fame on the Warhol scale. Here is the true face of 4chan:
Meet Christopher Poole and look into the face of the man who's launch 1,000 memes, everything from LOLCats to RickRolling. Here's his story. And, as if that isn't enough, take a look at this profile in Tuesday's Washington Post. This is the fellow sitting on top of 400,000 non-monetized posts per day. He is a pioneer, an international criminal, a 21-year-old kid with the coolest reputation on the internet.
So, read the stories and catch up.
So, read the stories and catch up.
