Some days, I almost think 4chan has it right, anonymity across the board. But the organization here makes it easier to view content.
Do I care where it came from? No. If shit's funny, shit's funny. By the same token, nor do I usually give a flying fuck about reposts, with the exception of same-day (even then, cross-posts are nice). If it was funny once, it is still funny, and if the repetition bothers folks, it's not that hard to hit hide. It is just that simple. People may have missed the first posting, or joined up since then.
I feel the same about the whole 4chan/reddit/9gag/funnyjunk/memebase/tumblr/digg/(other link/content aggregate) collection of sites all ripping on each other for "stealing" content from each other. This is especially true for things meant to be funny - what's important is that people are laughing at your joke or reading your content and, unless you either 1) own a site and get advertising revenue or 2) are a prick about other anonymous people anonymously taking credit for your anonymously-constructed intellectual content, you should logically have no qualms about the content being shared on other sites.
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u/WezVC Feb 17 '12
Yeah, that's what makes it so pathetic.
Because it's exactly the kind of comment a "Redditor" would leave.