I actually did a thesis paper on them for my English class.
I got an A on it, and great remarks on research.
I actually became an "anonymous" for a month and read, posted, and interacted with them.
I began to grow an addiction, and started noticing patterns in my life that reflected them. I had a short temper, I started using some of their terms in daily chat, and began thinking of new memes.
That's when I know I had to stop, it was like a drug.
Now I too have a healthy fear of them, not for them "targetting" me or anything, but rather to be on the safe side.
I randomly continue to check the site occasionally, but never post anymore or get to in-depth.
As an end note, I never took anything public such as the harassing calls to GameStop, or rioted on the church of scientology. That was all after I was done with them.
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