I'd argue the reason 4chan finds such gems is that it isn't a place people go to try find it out.
Any place designed to find a solution attracts retards who want to feel smug and smart. 4chan attracts retards who want to act like retards, and who will occasionally get something right.
Random shitposters on 4chan are of average intelligence (and often superpowered by autism)
Journalism students are always the most retarded students who have failed to enter into a well paid career.
By rights 4chan should be producing 10x more knowledge than the mainstream media. Unfortunately they spend 80% of their time on porn
I'd argue the reason 4chan finds such gems is that it isn't a place people go to try find it out.
Any place designed to find a solution attracts retards who want to feel smug and smart. 4chan attracts retards who want to act like retards, and who will occasionally get something right.