>been coming to 4chan and-and-off since around 2006/2007
>discover that half the boards are more or less the opposite of what their name says
>most of the interest/topic-specific boards are generally for people who seem to care little or not at all for that topic
>vidya boards are more for people to fight and whine about videogames than to actually enjoy them or form a community around them
>automotive board is more for people to bitch, fight and dick-measure about cars and bikes than to just enjoy the pursuit of motoring or explore the intricacies of mechanical technology
>random board is just the same shit posted repeatedly for months or years on-end
>advice board is where people either give bad advice or refuse to accept sound advice
Just stop having any kind of expectations for most of the more popular boards. They used to be good for memes at one point, but that was a long time ago now and seems to have died. Now the only things this place is good for are trolling, bants, and shitposting.