As for thinking Trump is funny, the overwhelming view in Hexbear is extremely bleak. People struggle with depression and doomerism. They laugh to cope.

Maybe this is a real intention that I'm misinterpreting. It looks a lot like edgy Heath Ledger joker "just wants to watch the world burn", fine if the fascists are the ones to do it. I'm willing to consider it's just misplaced doomerism.

[–] mycorrhiza@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

if you think anyone on hexbear wants to watch the fucking world burn, you clearly have no fucking idea what any of these people think or believe or care about. I'm honestly struggling to even respond to this. It just shows complete ignorance, and then that you would go on and on for days slandering this community you know nothing about, with complete confidence, even after people contradict you and argue with you... I mean what the fuck do I say to someone who thinks a community whose entire set of political beliefs orients toward defending the poor and the marginalized from the monstrous psychopaths who rule this planet — wants to watch the fucking world burn? Please stop saying shit about hexbear when you do not know anything about these people.

[–] FaeDrifter@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll take the L that I only have a week of exposure to Hexbear, and it might be the worst week, given that Hexbears were all excited to "dunk on the shitlibs" and actually doing real life helpful productive things for marginalized and oppressed groups took a back seat on the burner.

In my not-very-important opinion from my short exposure, y'all have completely lost the plot. You would say edgy shock factor things for an internet point circle jerk , even if you're giving ammo to the right. I think you all would rather LARP being leftist revolutionaries, fantasize about executions, you like driving people away from leftism because it reinforces your identity of being the most left.

If you really wanted to protect the poor and marginalized, I think you all would take the clue and reevaluate if you really value making the world a better place, and what you're doing to achieve that.

[–] mycorrhiza@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if you're saying that being a too-online leftist is not really doing anything, hexbears are self-aware about that and riff on it pretty often. but plenty of hexbears are also involved in orgs, unionization efforts, and volunteer work. and the ones who aren't are self-deprecating about it. this is where the "I will never log off!" riffs come from, they all know they should log off. that said, the community is also sort of a support group for people to share their stress about the world to other people who understand it and share a similar perspective. that's the main purpose of the community, no one sees it as some "change the world by posting" platform. if they did, it wouldn't make sense for them to stay defederated for three years.

[–] FaeDrifter@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Heard. You've successfully made the points for me to not give any more of my opinions on Hexbear to anyone who isn't from Hexbear. I'll stand down and give everyone the fair chance to make their own opinions.

I think having a space to destress is really important. If you're fighting for rights for minorities in your local area and you need to shout "death to America" in a friendly space online, you earned it and you deserve it.

[–] mycorrhiza@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I appreciate that, thanks

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe go edit that in to a higher level comment