4chan: A Place to Lose Faith in Humanity

4chan is a simple imageboard website created by Richard Poole in 2003 when he was just 15. It was originally made for manga and anime, but if you'll visit the site right now, your brain will probably melt. Yes, most of 4chan's content is still anime, manga, and otaku, but the rest is simply, "weird".

(I'm out of words, sorry.)

Internet Memes, cyber-bullying (trolling), and Anonymous have one thing in common; they were all born out of 4chan.

So I tried to visit https://www.4chan.org/ for the first time yesterday (Loser.), and guess what? That little, tiny piece of innocence I have left completely vanished.

you have just entered the very heart, soul, and life force of the internet. this is a place beyond sanity, wild and untamed. there is nothing new here. "new" content on 4chan is not found; it is created from old material. every interesting, offensive, shocking, or debate inspiring topic youve seen elsewhere has been posted here ad infinitum. we are the reason for "not safe for work". we are the anonymous army. cross us and you will fail. anonymous is everywhere. you depend on us every day. we bag your groceries, we fix your computers. anonymous sees you before you see him. sitting at desks around the world right now is a nameless, faceless, unforgiving mafia composed of the best of the best.

we are 4channers. the people devoid of any type of soul or conscience. products of cynicism and apathy, spreading those very sentiments daily. anonymous is the hardened war veteran of the internet. he does not forgive or forget. we have seen things that defy explantions. heard stories that would make any god-fearing, law abiding citzen empty their stomach where they stand. we have experienced them multiple times and eagerly await their return.

4chan is a place of sheer genius and utter stupidity, and there is often a thin line dividing the two. here you will see a state of mind that exists in most human beings, but is rarely if ever shown. this is a place where taboos do not exist. 4chan cannot simply be regarded as a simple website or imageboard. it is so much more than code. 4chan is alive and constantly changing. this is a subculture, a self-governing sect of the world. rich in history and foundation. to become a 4chan user is to speak a different language. to leave behind any methods of conventional thinking you once knew.

there are things here that you will not understand and things you never will understand. if you cannot accept this then GTFO now. because there is no turning back.

this is 4chan
this is /b/

Above is the definition of the word "4chan" made by Anonymousdoesnotforgive on June 1, 2006 at Urban Dictionary. (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=4chan)

If you're a kid, and you wanna visit 4chan (If you still haven't, of course..), I advise you NOT to. 4chan is not intended for kids, and contains stuff that are not safe for work. But if you really, really want to, then fine, just try to not lose your sanity and faith in humanity.

Really short entry, but good luck!