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The gamer-core nihilism of Earl Sweatshirt
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Enterprising 4chan user is creating a comprehensive list of every videogame ever
On my really optimistic days I think of the internet as this magical place where people from all over the world can come together and do things that are simply not possible without near instant access to vast amounts of data. On the days that are slightly less optimistic than that I see the internet as this place where things simply occur because if you have enough brains all connected together eventually they hivemind up something like what 4chan user “Data_baser” is doing, compiling a list of every videogame ever. The list includes visual novels, foreign games, mobile and browser…
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DrawQuest is your art-school boyfriend’s latest daily doodle obsession
If anyone knows the secret to building a vibrant and unpredictable community, it must be Christopher Poole. He founded 4chan, a breeding ground for lively discussion, animated GIFS, and political coups that provided a simple, organized way to harness the best and worst of the internet simultaneously. Poole is now the CEO of Canvas, a start-up that encourages users to share and riff on posted images as a form of communal discourse. Call it Memes With Friends. Not wishing to be bound to the web, the team developed an app called DrawQuest, a “free drawing community” with daily challenges and…