“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!”
Hexbear captures a bit of the wonder of the early days of the internet for me. It’s something that was lost in time but has now returned in the year of our lord 2023. Hexbear has quickly become my favorite online community/forum. Its unique culture, including features like ‘struggle sessions’ about outdoor cats, makes it even more endearing. Additionally, the news megathread is greeeeat.
Yeah, being on Hexbear/Chapo.chat the past few years with various accounts is the first time I’ve felt that internet community spark I had back when I was on forums with IRC channels.
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 . It’s got a kind of coziness and unique culture that I thought was gone from the Internet forever. It’s great.
Yep. I think that makes it incredibly off-putting to people who aren’t expecting that, but that’s why I love this place.
I read a few threads complaining about hexbear and was surprised to find myself agreeing with a lot of the hexbear users replies… so now I’m here too 😊
This is the chapo way. Even if everyone defederates from us, we’re still the and we’ll get tons of growth just from libs talking about us in hushed whispers
They always try to demonize us but it doesn’t work. Its not like 4chan where you go there and you’re immediately horrified.
You come here and people are like “look at this cool mushroom” or one user that has been posting swords for 3 years straight and you’re like “ok these claims are greatly exaggerated”.
You’re literally the second person that’s signed up today with twink in their username lol
Another victim of the tankie mind virus noooo
Soon you’ll only be able to spell the word cracker as kkkrakkker
@Twink@hexbear.net and @nonbinarytwink@hexbear.net in one week? Truly, our cup overfloweth!
Welcome!
The great tradition, I followed it myself back when reddit was hyperventilating over something called Chapo Trap House
Welcome
“Go back to chapotraphouse” they told me.
“What is a chapotraphouse?” I asked.
Hexbear has extreme posting power and a cohesive site culture like 4chan does, but unlike 4chan, the usersbase isn’t made up of weird misanthropes.
I’m not sure HOW one would be a lefty without having some faith in humanity.
It’s difficult sometimes, but what keeps me going on a bad day is the belief that people and society can still be better.
“At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.”
6Bear
You don’t fucking know how happy I am it made it in! :sicko-yes:
From cross site emoji posting, to cross site emoji submitting. I’m really pushing my limits here :garf-chan:
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cat-vibing is literally my favorite thing to use in conversations with friends (thanks hexbear sticker packs), and has been since it was introduced and it does NOT get enough love around here anymore.
