• Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 hours ago

    My best of best friend got sucked into 4chan for a minute when they were a very young adult. Realized the error of their ways, and changed. Is now my best friend. Is now a compassionate loving and kind human, to all.

    Sometimes, seeing something for what it is first hand, can fuel the fire for true change.

    With your logic, I should not be friends with this person because over a decade ago they were sucked into a horrible line of thinking. I should just write them off and shame them. Id rather recognize that they saw how the propaganda machine was working on them, how they were able to overcome it and work on themselves, and now hold a voice on how others can do the same to prevent it further growing.

    Thats all I can think about when yall say this shit. If I apply this thinking to my friend, they wouldnt be my friend.

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      2 hours ago

      Did he also get the popular 4chan slogan “Ni**erfa**ot” tattooed on him and then keep it for two decades of his good person era? And then lie and say “I had no idea those were degrading words, by golly”?