New Hexbear Users Appreciation Post (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by BadTakesHaver@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Hexbear has been getting a lot more attention and activity as of late, and while it is very fun to dunk on the new people posting on the site in bad faith, a post to appreciate the new good faith users contributing to the site seems like a great idea.

So, what new users do you appreciate, and what should other potential new users do to get the same reception?

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[-] TokenBoomer@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

I don’t get defederating unless you _want_an echo chamber. I like hearing from liberals, and conservatives, it makes me question my beliefs. I don’t want us all to think the same. That’s boring.

[-] nocages@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

They call leftist spaces the "echo chambers," yet they are the ones rushing to shut up opinions they don't agree with by defederating. Kind of funny.

[-] pythonoob@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

So when you guys say leftist, you mean communist right?

[-] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

We mean anyone who is fundamentally opposed to capitalism on the basis of its unequal and unjust distribution of wealth, and seeks a definitive break in favor of more democratic or representative control of the products and direction of society.

[-] GreatWhiteNope@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Hexbear tries to be anti-sectarian, so I think the general definition of leftist here would be anti-capitalist.

The user base probably leans more ML/communist than anarchist, though.

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

DemSoc (the people who think socialism can be voted in) is basically the least-radical tendency that it is site policy to treat at least somewhat respectfully. Other people can post, but the anti-sectarian rule doesn't apply to people who just want free healthcare and more bombs dropped on Somalia