Thread: Flames and the rise of the shitlord

So, you might have noticed that the shitlords have basically staged a coup and seized control of reality lately.

Flames may have just been a watered down version of some even worse breeding grounds for the sort of internet discourse that has taken this leap into RL, but I can't help but feel like we were still part of the problem...

Am I fucked in the head, or does that make some bit of sense?

Originally Posted by Hippocrass

what

Troll culture is ascendant. Flames was part of that. We were bad and we should feel bad.

Yeah, LWS was a tiny forum compared to where the shitlords actually rose from: 4chan.

Assuming you're mostly talking about the alt-right ironic-racism-is-funny-guys-really-oh-god-now-i'm-a-real-racist crowd.

Originally Posted by DaiTengu

Yeah, LWS was a tiny forum compared to where the shitlords actually rose from: 4chan. Assuming you're mostly talking about the alt-right ironic-racism-is-funny-guys-really-oh-god-now-i'm-a-real-racist crowd.

Nothing more to say, UP

Originally Posted by henryreviews123

Nothing more to say, UP

This guy might be a spammer, it could be entertaining.

Originally Posted by Hippocrass

Though probably won't.

True, nothing around here has been entertaining in half a decade..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feels_Good_Man

Remember when Matt Furie personally put children in cages?

So this is a political thread? I am so lost right now.

Originally Posted by MrTroy

LOL imagine thinking LWS, let alone Casual Discourse had any sort of influence over culture compared to 4chan or real life republicans.

Well, I mean, gina did become a conservative journalist.

There is no way to avoid teenagers looking for attention on the internet other than to ignore, ban, or fall into their trap of pointless arguing