Dale Beran
medium.com/@daleberan · Personal blog · on HN since 2016
Dale Beran writes essays on internet culture and politics, best known for his piece tying 4chan to the rise of Trump.
What HN saysHN commenters cite his 4chan essay to argue that letting trolls gather in their own communities helped lead to Trump.
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Most-shared posts
- 14chan: The Skeleton Key to the Rise of Trump17 people · 106 points · first shared 2017 · 7 comments on HN
- 2Was the recent US election rigged? Big data analytics can give the answer4 people · 16 points · first shared 2016 · 3 comments on HN
- 3Why Does 8chan Exist at All?1 people · 5 points · first shared 2019 · 1 comments on HN
- 44chan: The skeleton key for understanding the rise of Trump1 people · 4 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 54chan: The Skeleton Key to the Rise of Trump1 people · 3 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 6A view on the relationship of 4chan and Trump1 people · 2 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 7Utopia Lost: The Case for Radical Technological Optimism1 people · 1 points · first shared 2017 · 2 comments on HN
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jordigh · 2017-07-29
> the trolls happily troll with other trolls
I'm pretty sure even that's a bad solution. That's how we got 4chan and T_D and eventually Trump.
https://medium.com/@DaleBeran/4chan-the-skeleton-key-to-the-rise-of-tr…