Maybe I'm just living under a rock but I hadn't even heard of, let alone seen, Hexbear prior to this post and had to do a search to see what you were talking about. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
They're absolutely harmless, and I don't understand the recent hubbub. Their culture is a bit strange, but they mostly seem to just want to shitpost about politics in peace. They won't bother you unless you say "defederate hexbear" 3 times in a mirror, and then they swarm, I think just wanting hugs or something.
Just because they speak a different language, doesn't to me feel like a reason to defederate. They also seem to be fairly self-policing.
For instance they like to perform what they call "dunking" which I believe originates from a collective idolization of Michael Jordan.
However, they keep posting reminders to one another to not bring the "pig poop balls" to other instances, as to not offend outsiders. They use the acronym PPB, and I think it has something to do with a lack of fecal hygiene being a large spreader of disease.
This comment section is a prime example. They brigade every single post about China/Russia or about them, and if you find one there are ten others there as well. If you think lemmygrad is bad, hexbear is way worse.
I'm actually pretty confused, because according to hexbear, they're not federated with sh.itjust.works but when I view this post from my sh.itjust account, i see WAAAAAY more comments...
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JackBruh@lemm.ee · 46 pts · 2y
Unforseen@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y
Connect for Lemmy can also block by instance. Cleared all the porn out of my feed in a couple taps, it's great.
rckclmbr@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y
This doesn't work. I blocked hexbear but the users comments are still here
simple@lemm.ee · 40 pts · 2y
The Lemm.ee admin talked about it here
TL;DR: This instance wants to federate with everyone as much as possible. You can block hexbear communities if you'd like.
I have like 60 communities blocked by now but it feels nice to make my own choices.
net00@lemm.ee · 26 pts · 2y
rckclmbr@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y
I blocked hexbear, but commenters still show up in non-hexbear threads. Is this a bug, or do I just have to deal with it?
nave@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 2y
rckclmbr@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Fuck, prime lemmy is done. It's all downhill from here folks
pizzahoe@lemm.ee · 28 pts · 2y
No I don't know why. What have they done to you?
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 18 pts · 2y
Why? They think my jokes are funny.
carlytm@lemm.ee · 16 pts · 2y
Maybe I'm just living under a rock but I hadn't even heard of, let alone seen, Hexbear prior to this post and had to do a search to see what you were talking about. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 16 pts · 2y
They're absolutely harmless, and I don't understand the recent hubbub. Their culture is a bit strange, but they mostly seem to just want to shitpost about politics in peace. They won't bother you unless you say "defederate hexbear" 3 times in a mirror, and then they swarm, I think just wanting hugs or something.
QuinceDaPence@kbin.social · -4 pts · 2y
All I see from there is random word spam that all have a link to stupid images from there.
That's why I want it de-federated.
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 11 pts · 2y
Just because they speak a different language, doesn't to me feel like a reason to defederate. They also seem to be fairly self-policing.
For instance they like to perform what they call "dunking" which I believe originates from a collective idolization of Michael Jordan.
However, they keep posting reminders to one another to not bring the "pig poop balls" to other instances, as to not offend outsiders. They use the acronym PPB, and I think it has something to do with a lack of fecal hygiene being a large spreader of disease.
Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee · 15 pts · 2y
This comment section is a prime example. They brigade every single post about China/Russia or about them, and if you find one there are ten others there as well. If you think lemmygrad is bad, hexbear is way worse.
kitonthenet@kbin.social · 12 pts · 2y
I'm sure these comments will be normal
GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
I'm actually pretty confused, because according to hexbear, they're not federated with sh.itjust.works but when I view this post from my sh.itjust account, i see WAAAAAY more comments...