To play devil's advocate (Shitposter's advocate? Stormfag's advocate? Niggerfaggot's advocate?) ...
I think a lot of it, maybe most (but yes, not all.) is just shitposters shitposting. And I think it can have at least one positive effect of keeping the normies out. A place that becomes mainstream will invite the bland, corporatized, middle-seeking cancerous dreck that so poisons the modern media landscape. See: Youtube, before Google buy-out Vs. Now.
A good old internet hate-machine may be no good for informing the normies, but it is a good place for everyone else.
Essentially, there's a barrier to entry that creates a positive selection pressure: Only those who are capable of withstanding the shitpost may thrive here. Lolcows and normies will ultimately leave, after entertaining the masses with their rage for a short time.
To play devil's advocate (Shitposter's advocate? Stormfag's advocate? Niggerfaggot's advocate?) ...
I think a lot of it, maybe most (but yes, not all.) is just shitposters shitposting. And I think it can have at least one positive effect of keeping the normies out. A place that becomes mainstream will invite the bland, corporatized, middle-seeking cancerous dreck that so poisons the modern media landscape. See: Youtube, before Google buy-out Vs. Now.
A good old internet hate-machine may be no good for informing the normies, but it is a good place for everyone else.
Essentially, there's a barrier to entry that creates a positive selection pressure: Only those who are capable of withstanding the shitpost may thrive here. Lolcows and normies will ultimately leave, after entertaining the masses with their rage for a short time.