8chan was never an outstanding site.
It was okay in 2013/2014, but still not that great.
Sure, back in 2014, I really liked the idea of creating boards, jerking off on /furry/, talking to fun/smart/dumb people who at least had a triple-digit IQ, and /pol/ and /intl/ not being EVERYWHERE!
It's pretty bad when a mere way of life which had been falsely shadowed as great when it was already bad goes to terrible in just a few years or less.