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[–] eg_taco@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

The rough story is that 4chan grew out of the old SA forums, and that 4chan was instrumental in the development of the alt-right.

I’m not explicitly endorsing this narrative, but despite being somewhat reductionist, its broad strokes are relatively accurate.