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NatCon: A Post-Mortem

NatCon by the Numbers

Inside the community that calls themselves ‘the scene’

If you’ve ever illegally downloaded a film, television program or video game, there’s a good chance you’ll have ended up with something from ‘the scene’. Intentionally vague and mysterious, the scene is a group of people who make a sport out getting the latest episode of Game of Thrones online, cracking the new Call of Duty, or getting the best quality encode of Baby Driver; kind of like fox-hunting but, arguably, more ethical.

Inside 4Chan’s Random Forum

Once one of the internet’s most popular imageboards and a place loathed and feared in equal measure, 4Chan’s random forum (known to its denizens as /b/), is now a husk. The forum was once a vibrant place, partially due to an absence of rules or moderation (child pornography was the only taboo). News outlets would report on the forum’s misadventures – although generally misunderstanding them or misattributing their actions to ‘the hacking group known as anonymous’. 

Inside the Wikipedia Community

Inside the Leftypol Community

A national day of factions

On the effectiveness of a national day of student protests.

The ShitRedditSays Community

The Incel Community

Flash Fiction: Tell a Tale Through a Timeline

Time present and time past.

Triple Jaded

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NatCon: A Post-Mortem