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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wonder how Hexbear is doing since i got banned from there

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I really like Hexbear.

I agree that dunk culture has gone too far, but I wish the mod team there the best.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I really like hexbear too but the dunk culture struggle was just a symptom.

rantingThe admin team has been screwing things for months. Carcosa feels powerless to fix the problem to the point he tried to step down. Another one of the admins was banned for bullshit reasons. They banned a bunch of longtime users for bullshit reasons or even full on lies. I'm 99% sure there has been a takeover of the admin team by intentional wreckers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Having lurked hexbear for a couple of months, the general... instability of the site led me to make a grad account instead
It seems that every few weeks the site explodes in drama
I would rather not lose a bunch of saved posts because an admin is having a bad day you know?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Its not "bad mood" that is causing the banning. Using identity politics to break up leftists is a time honored tradition of anti-communists. (like the anti-Semitism smear of Corbin) That feels exactly like what has been going on at hexbear.

spoilerA year ago there were 12 admin accounts in October there were only 4 of those admins and 11 new admin accounts. With that change came the increased instability and drama. The new admins ban people as "reactionary" and "bigots" without specific evidence just "history of" or in some cases they just lie about what someone is saying.

There has always been a simmering debate between whether hexbear is primarily a safe space for revolutionary leftists or a safe space for marginalized people. The 2 aren't exclusive but one needs to take precedent over the other. (and all good communists know that revolution is the primary concern) Over the course of 2024 the admin team changed the balance radically.

The admin's declaration that CEO killer luigi was a fascist because he shared reactionary posts on twiter was a clear sign that revolutionary class war had taken the back seat to making marginalized people feel safe. It was a decision made in emotional reaction not through materialist analysis and any pushback on that got people banned.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm creating an Internet forum, but I wonder if there is an "alternative" to Hexbear beyond Lemmygrad.

In the end, I'll try to get others to join Lemmygrad over Hexbear, but it's a pity that this happened.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I really dont know of any other social media platforms that are aggressively leftist.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Carcosa? Yeah, he always seemed rather powerless and just deferred to everyone around him.

Did Othello get banned?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not sure. I didn't see them around for quite a while.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

dayum, i liked them