Comment by thisislife2

Yeah, I guess one of the thing I find interesting about that echo chamber is, "how much can it challenge my belief" (as it is in the opposite political spectrum to Reddit)? Can I really be brainwashed? I found that it indeed can subtly influence your thinking, and that was enlightening. Like you point out, it's a cesspool of things we won't talk about publicly because it is hurtful and violent. That "forbidden" fruit aspect is what makes it attractive to some, but also acts as a restraint for those of us not attracted to such stuff. Apart from that, a lot of popular content from Reddit is copy pasted there too, which Reddit should have anticipated - when an open society increases societal restrictions, many will move naturally try to find alternates, if not for social acceptance than to to practice their social freedom. Maybe if enough people migrate, it may change the the social nature of 9gag?