Having seen it around, I absolutely hate this screenshot. The implicit message is that 4chan was/is actually good and cool, while that hasn’t been the case for a while (if it ever was). Like yeah, it’s somewhat stupid that she thought 4chan has accounts, but the point that the site is utter trash is true.
Tripcodes changed after moot sold the site, meaning whoever the original qanon was, there's literally no way to verify any posts after the change are the same person (they almost definitely weren't). Also, you can just use trip explorer to "hack" a tripcode, and this was always possible. Identity on 4chan has always been impossible to preserve in a meaningful way on purpose, which is why pretty much every successful 4chan-originated project moved away from the boards to communicate.
Anyway, it's not comparable to an account, and judging someone for using a tool rather than what they're using it for is insane. Social media are tools.
/mu/ was so good back then (10-15 years ago). I went to /b/ as a curious teenager but quickly lost interest even then. But /mu/ introduced me to so many great artists and albums that I can't ever fully agree 4chan was never good. Even back on reddit there was a ton of shit I didn't like but I tightly curated my browsing there too.
No idea what the comments are on about. 4chan is where "kike" and "removed" are used as prepositions. Home of /pol/, etc. You have to be clueless or want to mislead if youre implying greentexts represent 4chan.
I have been a long observer of 4Chan, though I've long been banned for the silliest of reasons.
I have a hypothesis that increased 4Chan traffic, especially on /b and /pol indicates popularity of the alt-right movement and its many subsets, but also there is an ongoing war between troll-fueled triggered outrage and efforts to address topics with reason. Arguing on 4Chan is like arguing with Evangelical or Catholic apologists, but the fight goes on, regardless.
Also rare images pop up in /hr and /wp which is like caramel popcorn to me.
Pretty much, just annoy or offend a mod. They have carte blanche on what they take down and who they banhammer. Then the process to appeal involves extreme levels of contrition which I ceased being willing to perform.
E.g this wired article on 4chan's moderation mentions how a user who attributed the Buffalo shooter's radicalization to the site got banned for "complaining about 4chan."