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"HEXBEAR IS THE 4CHAN OF THE LEFT!" [CW: mentions of suicide] (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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"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!"

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[-] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Especially folks who are too young to have been a part of that Internet. It's hard to believe, but this is like what being online was like 25 years ago.

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

Remember when you remembered people's names and avatars and forum sigs and made connections with real people? The internet used to be like that! Some parts of it were very cool! We felt a sense of community for our little corners of the internet!

I appreciate hexbear bringing back that feeling.