From reading that thread it is not just a socialist instance.
They are instructing their members on how to relate to others, how to react to outsiders comments in their communities, and how to protect themselves from outsiders opinions. To me that sounds like cult level brainwashing techniques.
It’s literally just “be nice to people when visiting other instances, don’t behave like a dirtbag leftist unless you’re actually on Hexbear”. Because the culture of Hexbear is… Dirtbag left. Making sure that the userbase doesn’t behave that way off Hexbear is pretty important. Hexbear users are lovely most of the time but get vicious with each other and are prone to extremely hostile fighting over topics they disagree on, this would be a massive shock to most normal people off-Hexbear. They’re just trying to mitigate that.
It’s literally just “be nice to people when visiting other instances, don’t behave like a dirtbag leftist unless you’re actually on Hexbear”.
Doing this will cause people to think that folks on Hexbear aren’t evil tankies. And that’s exactly how they get you. They act like normal, rational, mature adults with generally friendly fun-loving attitudes and… that’s fucking it, man. Game over. The Putinistas will have won.
Chapo Traphouse listeners aren’t tankies. Sure, Lemmygrad users are. But we’re fans of Bernie Sanders and not fans of Lenin, Stalin, Mao, etc. I considered creating an account there when I learned that it was full of former r/chapotraphouse users, but opted for my nerdy side when choosing my instance as that’s been a part of me longer than my political side.
Edit to add that hexbear appears to be offline so I can’t access the above link for context. If something is published there that goes against my post, it’s because I couldn’t verify what that link contained.
Thanks for offering your perspective. Maybe I’m too cynical. Or maybe I’m reading to much into the Russia-Ukraine-Nato thing.
In any case, at current information, I can both accept the defederation, or just teaching people that they can choose and block specific users and communities.
You can see in the comments people are disagreeing with aspects of that statement and whether or not it is useful at all. People discussing a complex geopolitical situation isn’t brainwashing. Just because you don’t agree with them doesn’t mean they are mindless brainwashed bots
Bruh, that’s not a “this is how you should think” statement to their users. It was directed towards people from outside hexbear wandering in. Also, you can literally see people discussing the contents of the Russia Ukraine statement in the comments.
The primary purpose of the whole post though was to direct hexbear users to the rules of other instances so they would be nice.
People who cry about wokeism being a cult will unironically attend weekly gathering in which they chant after a robbed figure and pretend to eat zombie flesh.
The lack of self awareness is astounding.
From reading that thread it is not just a socialist instance.
They are instructing their members on how to relate to others, how to react to outsiders comments in their communities, and how to protect themselves from outsiders opinions. To me that sounds like cult level brainwashing techniques.
Another word that comes to mind is brigading.
No they’re not lmao.
It’s literally just “be nice to people when visiting other instances, don’t behave like a dirtbag leftist unless you’re actually on Hexbear”. Because the culture of Hexbear is… Dirtbag left. Making sure that the userbase doesn’t behave that way off Hexbear is pretty important. Hexbear users are lovely most of the time but get vicious with each other and are prone to extremely hostile fighting over topics they disagree on, this would be a massive shock to most normal people off-Hexbear. They’re just trying to mitigate that.
Doing this will cause people to think that folks on Hexbear aren’t evil tankies. And that’s exactly how they get you. They act like normal, rational, mature adults with generally friendly fun-loving attitudes and… that’s fucking it, man. Game over. The Putinistas will have won.
Yeah makes me remember that Nazi bar history.
Chapo Traphouse listeners aren’t tankies. Sure, Lemmygrad users are. But we’re fans of Bernie Sanders and not fans of Lenin, Stalin, Mao, etc. I considered creating an account there when I learned that it was full of former r/chapotraphouse users, but opted for my nerdy side when choosing my instance as that’s been a part of me longer than my political side.
Edit to add that hexbear appears to be offline so I can’t access the above link for context. If something is published there that goes against my post, it’s because I couldn’t verify what that link contained.
Please don’t give the libs new words.
Too late, I’m putting that in my back pocket to disseminate at the monthly gathering.
Thanks for offering your perspective. Maybe I’m too cynical. Or maybe I’m reading to much into the Russia-Ukraine-Nato thing.
In any case, at current information, I can both accept the defederation, or just teaching people that they can choose and block specific users and communities.
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Lmao what? They are telling their users to be nice to others and not break the rules of other instances
Maybe I’m misunderstanding all the Russia-Ukraine-NATO section.
You can see in the comments people are disagreeing with aspects of that statement and whether or not it is useful at all. People discussing a complex geopolitical situation isn’t brainwashing. Just because you don’t agree with them doesn’t mean they are mindless brainwashed bots
Please,
Is not
You are not being consistent.
Also, an admin detailing how to think about a complex geopolitical situation is not discussing.
Bruh, that’s not a “this is how you should think” statement to their users. It was directed towards people from outside hexbear wandering in. Also, you can literally see people discussing the contents of the Russia Ukraine statement in the comments.
The primary purpose of the whole post though was to direct hexbear users to the rules of other instances so they would be nice.
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Oh look, it’s always the idiots that have anime profile pictures.
OH NO, WOKE?!
Stay asleep then, bud.
People who cry about wokeism being a cult will unironically attend weekly gathering in which they chant after a robbed figure and pretend to eat zombie flesh. The lack of self awareness is astounding.
You should read up what woke is historically, so maybe you don’t have to believe the “new bad woke” the far right trumpets all over the place.
do you want hexbear users to flood .world threads with pig poop balls? that’s what the thread is saying not to do lol
Literally 1894
When the US annexed Hawai’i?