Incidentally, /b/ might be good evidence for (b). It’s a rather unsettling demonstration of what people do when anonymity has removed most of the incentive for signaling.
I find chans’ lack of signaling highly intellectually refreshing. /b/ is not typical—due to ridiculously high traffic only meme-infested threads that you can reply to in 5 seconds survive. Normal boards have far better discussion quality.
I think human history has demonstrated that (b) is certainly true… sometimes I am surprised we are still here.
The argument from (b)* is one of the stronger ones I’ve heard against FAI.
* Not to be confused with the argument from /b/.
Incidentally, /b/ might be good evidence for (b). It’s a rather unsettling demonstration of what people do when anonymity has removed most of the incentive for signaling.
I find chans’ lack of signaling highly intellectually refreshing. /b/ is not typical—due to ridiculously high traffic only meme-infested threads that you can reply to in 5 seconds survive. Normal boards have far better discussion quality.