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    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.

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    What HN says

    HN commenters cite his 4chan essay to argue that letting trolls gather in their own communities helped lead to Trump.

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    26HN people shared it
    26linked in comments
    137story points
    Jul 2017last shared

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      4chan: The Skeleton Key to the Rise of Trump
      17 people · 106 points · first shared 2017 · 7 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Was the recent US election rigged? Big data analytics can give the answer
      4 people · 16 points · first shared 2016 · 3 comments on HN
    3. 3
      Why Does 8chan Exist at All?
      1 person · 5 points · first shared 2019 · 1 comments on HN
    4. 4
      4chan: The skeleton key for understanding the rise of Trump
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2017 · Discussion on HN
    5. 5
      4chan: The Skeleton Key to the Rise of Trump
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2017 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      A view on the relationship of 4chan and Trump
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2017 · Discussion on HN
    7. 7
      Utopia Lost: The Case for Radical Technological Optimism
      1 person · 1 points · first shared 2017 · 2 comments on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • jordighJul 2017

      > 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-trump-624e7cb798cb

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