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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

"So, you mean they're homophobic?"

"Well, no, but-"

"So they're misogynistic? Racist? Transphobic? Ableist???"

"N-no, actually they enforce strict banning on all those things, BUT-"

"So they bully people into suicide?"

"Nooo, they require content warnings for even mentions of suicide, BUT!"

"...Yes?"

"I saw one of them say 'death to nazis!"

"So they're the opposite of 4Chan?"

"NO!"

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[-] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

I mentioned this on one of those "why did you pick your instance" threads right after federation, but it's so true. The whole vibe here really does recapture some of the great parts of the late 90s early 2000s small independent BBS experience that was all but wiped out by Facebook and reddit-logo. It's got a kind of coziness and unique culture that I thought was gone from the Internet forever. It's great.

[-] macabrett@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Yep. I think that makes it incredibly off-putting to people who aren't expecting that, but that's why I love this place.

[-] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Especially folks who are too young to have been a part of that Internet. It's hard to believe, but this is like what being online was like 25 years ago.

[-] macabrett@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Remember when you remembered people's names and avatars and forum sigs and made connections with real people? The internet used to be like that! Some parts of it were very cool! We felt a sense of community for our little corners of the internet!

I appreciate hexbear bringing back that feeling.

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