# Where is the biggest concentration of idiots on the internet? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 1, 2007, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982 "2007-08-01T15:18:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/21 "2007-08-01T18:12:44Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > Wow, it really is like some kind of abyssal spawning pit… ```auto ___ {o,o} |)__) -"-"- O RLY? ``` 🙂 [QUOTE=Hockey Monkey] I don’t find it necessary to comment on clips, and exceedingly rarely will even look at the comments. [/QUOTE] I look at them quite often, whenever I begin to feel a glimmer of optimism about the future of civilisation. It cures me pretty damn quick, I find. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/22 "2007-08-01T18:17:54Z")
It’s not in the same class as Youtube, but I find Craigslist’s Rants and Raves pretty idiotic. It lacks the jawdropping avatar stupidity and font diarrhea of 4chan, but the stupidity level is way up there. It’s a wonder that anybody can ever plow through that crapfest and find postings worthy of Best of Craigslist. ---
**Author:** ![Shamozzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/23 "2007-08-01T18:18:07Z")
[QUOTE=Lars Aruns] I’d suggest some gaming forums, especially the ones for MMORPGs and First Person Shooters. And certainly a bunch of strategy games, like Starcraft. I’m not sure if they’re the places with the highest concentration, but I reckon they’re a good candidate. [/QUOTE] I’ll concur re: MMORPG forums. The official WoW forums are a vast wasteland of _crycry_ and “WTF I PWND U BIACH” If you’re looking for some semblance of reason there, you might want to pack a lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/24 "2007-08-01T19:14:04Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] It’s not in the same class as Youtube, but I find Craigslist’s Rants and Raves pretty idiotic. It lacks the jawdropping avatar stupidity and font diarrhea of 4chan, but the stupidity level is way up there. It’s a wonder that anybody can ever plow through that crapfest and find postings worthy of Best of Craigslist. [/QUOTE] When I’m bored, I go through the adult (read: sexy) section of craigslist, reading about the freaky weird things people advertise for. And then wonder about the types of people advertising and the types of ppl responding. ---
**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/25 "2007-08-01T19:21:31Z")
Though not quite at the same level as Youtube, the GameFAQs forums are definitely top 10 for this list. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/26 "2007-08-01T19:27:00Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8838197&postcount=16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8838197&postcount=16) I think CalMeacham got there first. ---
**Author:** ![Survey1215](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/27 "2007-08-01T19:48:11Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] It’s not in the same class as Youtube, but I find Craigslist’s Rants and Raves pretty idiotic. It lacks the jawdropping avatar stupidity and font diarrhea of 4chan, but the stupidity level is way up there. It’s a wonder that anybody can ever plow through that crapfest and find postings worthy of Best of Craigslist. [/QUOTE] I’ll second that. The R n R section for my area (St. Louis) is generally a bunch of racist, sexist nonsensical claptrap devoid of good spelling, proper grammar or (I imagine) decent personal hygiene. The racist remarks can get out of hand as well as the forth-and-back from pro- and anti-military types. ---
**Author:** ![carterba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@carterba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carterba)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/28 "2007-08-01T19:49:28Z")
[QUOTE=Colophon] I look at them quite often, whenever I begin to feel a glimmer of optimism about the future of civilisation. It cures me pretty damn quick, I find. [/QUOTE] For me it’s the opposite. Civilization has endured for 6000-some years, despite all the stupid people. I look at YouTube comments and swell with pride that civilization is so robust to such stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/29 "2007-08-01T19:54:08Z")
I think [www.liveleak.com](http://www.liveleak.com) is worse than Youtube in filth if not in grammar. It might not be safe for work, it has videos of war and accidents. There’ll be police videos, and then a bunch of comments about the “pigs” or how the police should have beaten the suspect to death. Every war video has a bunch of racist filth, and debate about the war. They’ll take anything and debate it; someone will post a 15-second clip of a soldier giving an Iraqi kid a candy bar, and people will say it shows how great we are and how we’re helping the people. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/30 "2007-08-01T19:56:45Z")
[QUOTE=Lamar Mundane] I think CalMeacham got there first. [/QUOTE] I agree it’s a nasty place, but at least most of them can spell. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Hildo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/31 "2007-08-01T20:02:05Z")
If you want to see the height of total idiocy, check out the IMDB message board for _Three Men and a Baby._ Virtually every thread goes something like this: Dipshit #1: If it’s not a ghost, then how come I saw his eyes following me when I watched the scene? Poster #2: Let me explain it to you for the 10 billionth time. It’s not a ghost. It’s a cardboard cutout of Ted Danson placed by the window. The apartment he’s haunting isn’t real. That scene was shot on a soundstage in Toronto. Why is this so hard for you to understand? Dipshit #1: I know what I saw! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/32 "2007-08-01T20:41:51Z")
Try reading any of the forums attached to stories on [AOL.com](http://AOL.com) news. Particularly those even the slightest political. Oh my. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/33 "2007-08-01T20:48:37Z")
[QUOTE=carterba] For me it’s the opposite. Civilization has endured for 6000-some years, despite all the stupid people. I look at YouTube comments and swell with pride that civilization is so robust to such stupidity. [/QUOTE] Yebbut… for the past 5,990-some years, said stupid people haven’t been able to “Broadcast Themselves” to millions of people quite so easily. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/34 "2007-08-01T23:11:10Z")
[QUOTE=Colophon] ```auto ___ {o,o} |)__) -"-"- O RLY? ``` [/QUOTE] So, who wants to steal that for a sigline? ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/35 "2007-08-01T23:18:03Z")
Youtube is bad, IMDB is hilariously bad, the Gamefaqs boards are pretty awful, but **nothing** can touch 4chan. To echo what others said, it’s like some sort of weird morlock land of the internet, just a complete mental asylum of stupidity. I don’t even understand why anyone uses it, and I can’t comprehend the majority of it; it’s like internet stupidity turned into _Finnegan’s Wake_. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/36 "2007-08-01T23:31:08Z")
Another vote for youtube. I don’t understand how people can be so stupid. I recently saw a comment on a Queen video that said “OMG that guy looks SO GAY. Y DOES HE LOOK SO GAY?” There are so many problems (I count five at first blush) with that comment, and it’s only 12 words long. Where do you start? ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/37 "2007-08-01T23:33:25Z")
[QUOTE=elfkin477] Try reading any of the forums attached to stories on [AOL.com](http://AOL.com) news. Particularly those even the slightest political. Oh my. [/QUOTE] Damn I was coming in here to post…AOL? Guess I shouldn’t someone might report me 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/38 "2007-08-02T01:49:24Z")
_discreet cough, looks up to top of the page_ (I’m kidding, I’m kidding, my answer’s 4chan, please don’t hurt me…) ---
**Author:** ![I\_m\_Ron\_Burgundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9fc29f/32.png) [@I\_m\_Ron\_Burgundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_Ron_Burgundy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/39 "2007-08-02T02:00:31Z")
A year ago I would’ve said myspace, but you’re dead on with youtube. Maybe there’s somewhere dumber I don’t know about. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982/40 "2007-08-02T02:06:59Z")
Isn’t there a section on Fark or someplace where they snark on really unbelievable forums? I remember reading a couple (both of them teen-oriented forums) and coming away feeling very hopeless for the future of humanity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-biggest-concentration-of-idiots-on-the-internet/413982.md?page=3)