>>726948it's just an inane outgroup based on historical (and questionably-ever-existing) stereotypes.
the culture of an imageboard is ultimately determined by the moderation of that board, not by the social background of the people entering into it. 50 platonic normalfags dumped into a board that moderates in such a way as to encourage schizoposting will give you a schizoposting board, 50 platonic imageboard users dumped into a board that moderates in such a way as to encourage "normalfag" posting will give you a normalfag board.
>>727465the main people doing the bullying are freaks themselves
"i may be an autist, but at least i'm not chris chan" is the underlying principle. "normalfags" don't know you or care to interact with you at all, but weirdoes who need something to make them feel better about themselves will be absolutely ruthless.
>>727523the internet was never really dominated by freaks and was always dominated by the middle class.
in a certain sense there has never been a better time to be a freak on the internet. in 2005 you could be a furry, in 2025 you can find 100 people who share your exact specific variety of goth-sparkledog-nostalgia-revival-aesthetics with anarcho communist characteristics while still basically flying under the radar.