i don't like the idea of any kind of space built on pure irony/sarcasm because it always devolves into earnestness by people who don't catch the joke, or people who want to hide something insidious within the irony

maybe our beautiful mods could have handled it before it got too out of control, but I'm still just not into it

[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bruh we are on hexbear there ain't no lib in this mf

[–] axont@hexbear.net 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wait, what? I thought everyone here was a lib, including you and me

[–] anonochronomus@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

Mostly, but I'm the One True Leftist.

[–] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

i don't like the idea of any kind of space built on pure irony/sarcasm because it always devolves into earnestness by people who don't catch the joke

Idk if that's totally true, I've seen ironic spaces that manage to keep things under control, the main factors seem to be if the community was founded by people who were genuinely there for ironic play or by people looking to hide their actual opinions, and if the mod team is vigilant in chasing off people who show up who clearly aren't there for the humor.

[–] axont@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

yeah I'd actually have more faith about our userbase and mods keeping it under control. I think I'm more neutral about the whole thing honestly

[–] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago

Our community is also pretty insular and doesn't really much diversity in terms of political opinion so idk if actual Chuds stumbling in to participate is that much of a risk

[–] GayTuckerCarlson@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago

We will reform the Anti Union comm, and a bot will post long winded pro union theory and a debate on the nature of comedy automatically under every comment

[–] spectre@hexbear.net 2 points 11 months ago

We can always spin up a "sister instance"