>>81882884
I think it's because normies started using the internet and they're obsessed with politics and taking sides. Between the 90s and early 2000s, the internet was just for shitposting, memes and basically having fun. Now it's serious business.

>>81851361
I went to Japan last year from November to May. It was enjoyable. Too many tourists though. I kinda wish I went back in the mid 2000s. Japanese people weren't used to seeing white dudes back then so you would've been more mysterious to them. Now they simply don't care about foreigners