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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Just wanted to share a thread for those who don't regularly venture out of the bear site. Can't cross-post since it's defederated. It's small but has some numbers about community counts, active users, etc and links to more info from https://lemmyverse.net/. Thought it was notable that Hexbear shows up no matter how you sort it.

OP image is community count sorted by active users in the last month.

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[-] [email protected] 108 points 9 months ago

Half the thread is "I have never interacted with Hexbear but they are literally the worst instance and I'm so surprised they exist"

The funniest part of that is all the people who think we're a bunch of uneducated kids who base our opinions on nothing, while fully admitting they have never interacted with us at all. Yes I see. Tell me more about making opinions on something you know nothing about bean-think

[-] [email protected] 68 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I would assume most Hexbears are at least in their mid 20s, if not early 30s. I know we even have some older folks. Hexbear is many things, but a community of edgy teens is not one of them.

[-] [email protected] 62 points 9 months ago

Not that I have an account on Hexbear, but I spend a lot of time here (and enjoy it). I'm mid-forties, college degree, well-traveled (mostly North America, Europe and Asia). I have only grown more frustrated with liberals the older I get.

[-] [email protected] 47 points 9 months ago

Consider making an account here. I used to be on .ml, found myself spending most of my time here, and made an account. You can split time, or just stay here.

Personally, I enjoy my time here much more.

[-] [email protected] 45 points 9 months ago

I've considered it. I don't really want to have multiple accounts, and for better or for worse, .ml is still more broadly federated.

[-] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago

That's fair! I do consider the benefits of not having constant struggle sessions like on .ml to outweigh a decrease in content. If the best content and comrades are federated with Hexbear, and the worst aren't, the good posts we lose are worth the tradeoff for me.

[-] [email protected] 34 points 9 months ago

Helps keep your mind healthier too, I'm sure, not having to see the kind of garbage posted every 10 minutes on .world.

[-] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago

Yep, my thoughts exactly. Do what you want to, of course, but just want to put it out there that I was in your shoes and don't regret jumping. I still check in on .ml every once in a while, but I don't spend all my time fighting libs in the trenches anymore.

[-] [email protected] 53 points 9 months ago

I'm old as fuck no comment on specifics tho

[-] [email protected] 38 points 9 months ago
[-] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago

Old as fuck gang!

[-] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago

Old fucks rise up! Not too quickly though. And stay hydrated

[-] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

I feel like I'm generally one of the older people here, but also there's no way to tell so...

Im baby. You don't know any better. side-eye-1

[-] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

We may be one of the few chronically online forum communities that isn't made up primarily of either teenagers, tech-bros or retirees.

[-] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago

Early thirties, sure. Yes… that will do side-eye-1

[-] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago

Hexbear is many things, but a community of edgy teens is not one of them.

Disgruntled 30-somethings are a force to be reckoned with

[-] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Time marches on, it's been 10 years since the subreddit went down, we're all big boys now

[-] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

Iunno, I got here from GZD getting shuttered

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