[Hortence:The Muleface Mod]

You know why it's a joke for a lot of people? Because it bugs guys like you. :P

Seriously. I go on 4chan quite a bit, though I rarely tread in /b/ (I much prefer /gif/ for my daily dose of flaming idiocy and any forms of shock humor I may occasionally want), I've browsed through not4chan and renchan on occasion.

Worse will happen? What kind of doomsaying is that? I'm not exactly of a weak mind here, about to be dragged under by the tides of peer pressure. You really think a whole lot has changed because of the internet? Because of 4chan and the like? I say take a fucking look at history dude. People have always been lewd and bawdy and raucous and ignored common decency when noone specific is involved. And the same fact of the matter is, for everyone involved, it pretty much is just all in good fun and humor. It's only a problem when someone misinterprets the intent and takes offense to it.

In other words, it's only a problem because you have a problem with it. Take a step back, look at what actually is happening, not what you think is going to happen as a result. They're very different, and there's far worse groups and intentions out there.

If you have a problem with people, that's not the internet's fault. People suck. People have always sucked. That's not about to change, because people in large part tend to be fairly stupid. To use a bit of an odd metaphor, you can't look at the bottom of the barrel and judge the rest as a whole solely from that. That's basically what you seem to be doing. Looking at the dregs and ignoring everyone involved who isn't a complete fuckwit.