What’s a 4chan you ask? It’s a lot of things.

It’s a meme-making juggernaut.

It’s a hub of online activism.

It’s a collective being (Anonymous) dedicated to chaos, disorder and destruction that is just as capable of benevolence as it is malfeasance.

I’ve included so many links as to give you some idea as to what 4chan is all about so you don’t have to actually go there to see for yourself.

Whatever you do, do NOT do that. Ever.

It is at it’s core simply an image board. However, the images found there tend to be the type of things that make you wish your mind came with an “unsee” button.

For better or worse, in just a few short years 4chan has become one of the most powerful communities on the Interwebs. It can’t be ignored and it’s probably not even a good idea to turn your back on it.

Perhaps it’s better to just let it’s creator, Christopher Poole (AKA m00t) take it from here.