>4chan has been around since email?
No. Only since 2004
The ">" symbol itself has been around since basically forever, at least dating back to the 1600's as meaning "Greater Than"
In computing, > was first used to denote a quote in an email
Then futaba channel (Japanese 2chan, launched in 2001) used it the same way as email, but colored the quoted passage green for even greater clarity
From there, 4chan copied it along with everything else (4chan is/was a futaba-clone from the get-go, complete with formatting and visual style and all), and the concept evolved and spread to the rest of the internet. From a simple quote to the multitude of uses it has today

it's sort of obsolete on more modern forums, chatrooms and the like where you have inline quoting and whatnot or interact with just a few people almost face to face, so I'm not surprised someone younger hasn't encountered it before

Thanks. Yeah, "greater than" is the only meaning I associated with that symbol before today. Someone had mentioned the other meaning originated with 4chan, though, so I appreciate the clarification.

what are you people

You disgust me

Fucking BRONIES

https://us.rule34.xxx//images/2607/239d766c2b18a6f48a58b1a1c2af6f5b.png?2896599

YOU SICK FUCK

WHY WOULD YOU DRAW THAT

stop

YOU DEGENERATE PIECE OF SHIT

YOU ARE WHAT IS WRONG WITH AMERICA

you are a madman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkvczNWh9ZM

@possumsquat93 for westeners it originated in 4chan, for japanese in Futaba

it was used in email before, sure, but it was automaticly added when you were replying

I'm not sure it was used to quote specific parts of the previous emails

also, in email you would quote in relation to the email it was on, with multiple >>>

I would argue that the current use (in both yotsuba and futaba) is different

So can I shitpost gay shit?

i think that ship has already sailed

remember when being gay was unique?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/403629248696418304/486959369611902996/image.jpg

PolCompass for art

@.B not really, I'm not that old and half of my bloody year is bent to some degree

too bad, you lost the fun of being gay when it was good

hey at least their's a bigger pool to choose from if you get what I mean

https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1037106386004373504

@Arch-Fiend Why? Just why?

im a mad lad

more like a furry lad, which is worse

your pain is my gain

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@Ghostler how did you find it to edit?

> edit

>spacing after >

:^)

Are you looking for Three Penis Wine but don't know where to find it?