>>33895
I never thought about first exodus era 8chan as an anime school festival but maybe it's not a bad analogy.

The unity of a clear slate, the clarity of purpose, the convergence of direction, the inspiration of possibilities, the sense of battle born camaraderie which was not limited to a thread or even a board but permeating throughout the entire site, the spirit of hope which lures grumpy oldfag out of his mancave and gets him to relay the arcana of shitposting to a new generation, with a promise that this time his effort won't be wasted on yet another incarnation of fun killing cancer. It has happened before and it can happen again because while the effect was magical it's no witchcraft. That's just what happens when you get a bunch of cultural creatives together, letting them bond over a shared struggle, a bad experience or a common enemy and have them form a new community without the things they hate and people that stifle and hinder them. I'd guess that, while not easy, it's possible to artificially manufacture conditions needed for such occurrence. The real problem is keeping the cancer out without turning into elitist, no-fun-allowed faggots.