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What? No.
4 chan started in highschool or middle school if you're a bit younger. Millennials used 4chan while genx invented and ran it.
That didn't sound right, so I looked it up: Moot is a millennial. 4Chan's got nothing to do with GenX.
Being started by a millennial means nothing to the discussion. Were millennials the users who popularized it?
Don't blame me; I'm not the one who brought it up.
Yes.
Source on the last part, please.