https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1610.03452/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32298111urn:hackerpapers:mention:1610.03452:32298111Sun, 31 Jul 2022 19:36:50 GMT<p>It doesn’t seem unreasonable to extrapolate this finding to other areas of society where a small percentage of people write their opinions and then a much larger percent of people read them, eventually shaping aggregate opinion independently of any opinion held predominantly by “lurkers.” How many elections have been shaped by 4chan, Reddit, and Facebook comments? There have been a few studies on this, eg in 2016 [0] and 2018 [1] which found results that probably will not shock you. Personally, this might be confirmation/proximity bias, but I believe the effect of small internet communities…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1610.03452/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.SIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14629912urn:hackerpapers:mention:1610.03452:14629912Sun, 25 Jun 2017 13:39:45 GMT<p>Previously on HN (2016): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12705851 Original version of the paper with &quot;rare pepes&quot;: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1610.03452.pdf</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1610.03452/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.SIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13415360urn:hackerpapers:mention:1610.03452:13415360Tue, 17 Jan 2017 05:18:18 GMT<p>There is one. Sadly nobody has studied the most important and cultural board, /jp/. https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.03452</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1610.03452/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.SIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12705851urn:hackerpapers:submission:1610.03452:12705851Fri, 14 Oct 2016 02:50:26 GMT<p>A Study of 4chan’s Politically Incorrect Forum and its Effect on the Web</p><p></p><p>212 points; 147 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1610.03452/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.SIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12699410urn:hackerpapers:submission:1610.03452:12699410Thu, 13 Oct 2016 09:05:39 GMT<p>A Longitudinal Measurement Study of 4chan’s Politically Incorrect Forum</p><p></p><p>2 points; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1610.03452/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.SIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12696520urn:hackerpapers:submission:1610.03452:12696520Wed, 12 Oct 2016 21:23:02 GMT<p>Study of 4chan&#x27;s Politically Incorrect Forum and Its Effect on the Web</p><p></p><p>5 points; 3 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1610.03452/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.SI