>>1989
You think 4 is alive? Its overun by payposts, rotating day after day filling up the boards. Some of the niche boards go along but honestly those speeds are matched by pretty much any other image board.
>mechanically simple information pool gets bloated
>users make social constraints to try and aggravate newbies
>public enjoys the barrier of entry
>barrier of entry is decimated and the quality of content reaches the decline of the bellcurve
>The mechanically simple form of human interaction fills with constant regressive content until a gravestone is bought by someone trying to push their agenda
Its not only image boards that follow this. These things where originally valued for their anonymity, but now thats considered a self deservise. Fame and community culture is supposed to be enlightenment. Having others taking interest in your person an orgasm.