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>>18942823
Why leave 4chan?
I've been here for 10+ years and I used to think it would be better for me to leave. That was mostly in the first 5 years though. After that I've come to appreciate 4chan more. One of the very few places you can honestly express your feelings and read what others really think. I thought if I would leave 4chan I would go on to be more social irl. But this is just a cope. You're blaming 4chan for being autistic but most likely 4chan is the one way you keep socializing. And one where you don't need to put on a mask to do so.

Over the years I've been either banned or self banned from places like twitter. I've been banned from a CoD forum turned discord where I've been active for longer than 4chan as well. None of that has pushed me to be more social. None of it correlates to more success irl. I've had my best times (gf, friends, job, moving out etc) while already having been on 4chan for around 8 years. Daily user. Stop coping and do what it is you think you want to do. It isn't 4chan holding you back, that's just another barrier you put up between where you are now and where you want to be.