Extern
Brain development derailed by teen isolation
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For me it was 8chan /r9k/ in late 2015 or early 2016, I learned about 4chan from youtube videos then 8chan from 4chan posts, and eventually found /r9k/ there. I was a lot younger than most users back then but depression had started to kick in heavy, I was bullied at school and didn't really have any friends, so I related to a lot of the sentiments there nonetheless.
8chan back then was something different, I doubt anything will ever come close. Modern 4chan r9k is dogshit and best avoided, but mid 2010s 8chan was peak. Highly blackpilled users and the standard was to be khhv neet. Think less larpy wizchan. It was in the rules too, 18+yo virgin or ban. I forget if the exact word "incel" was used, iirc stuff was more based off wizard ranking and if you were under 30 you were apprentice or mage or whatever.
Those years were probably the worst for me IRL, but I still hold a lot of nostalgia for the internet back then.
8chan back then was something different, I doubt anything will ever come close. Modern 4chan r9k is dogshit and best avoided, but mid 2010s 8chan was peak. Highly blackpilled users and the standard was to be khhv neet. Think less larpy wizchan. It was in the rules too, 18+yo virgin or ban. I forget if the exact word "incel" was used, iirc stuff was more based off wizard ranking and if you were under 30 you were apprentice or mage or whatever.
Those years were probably the worst for me IRL, but I still hold a lot of nostalgia for the internet back then.





