>>44587Well, they helped keep people informed and they are generally somewhat decent at providing the context people need to network.
I definitley don't think /pol/ was the sole reason Trump won, but they may have done more by existing than you might want to admit. 4chan has this weird effect of being super relevant in ways that people only realize years on down the line.
Especially when you consider you never know who's posting or lurking at any one time.