>>3036915might want to try some of the smaller, more specialized boards before you make up your mind. you can see them on the main page. don't know what interests you might have, but if you find a board that matches one, try it out. smaller boards are usually less hectic and standoffish.
personally, i thought about it for a bit and i still prefer 4chan to other places on the internet. yeah, people here can be retarded but i despise forums and other similar places even more. and really any other places where you get a permanent identity attached to your posts. almost every place that's not anonymous WILL grow into a circle jerk. it's inevitable. on /v/ there are threads about what posting on forums is like and those threads illustrate perfectly what true cancer is.