4chan Comparisons on HN
Comments repeatedly compare Hacker News discussions, behavior, or content to 4chan, often portraying 4chan as a source of toxicity, anonymity, or unacceptable ideas infiltrating HN.
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Sample Comments
It's no worse than what you would find on 4chan.
Generally a bad idea to quote 4chan on Hacker News...
Has 4chan got the black eye for HN/reddit?
this is the doing of 4chan, right?
This looks more like 4chan to me.
how is that different to 4chan?
4chan is like a focus group for unacceptable ideas.
That sounds like 4chan as well.
4chan is the internet's septic tank.
Just be glad it's not an imageboard or it would turn into 4chan