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I like hexbear.
Modding is a tough row to how.
Yeah they might not always get everything right but I’d rather have an overactive mod team than an under active (useless) mod team especially when it’s all done for free
The things they get right (e.g., actively opposing bigotry) you don't find in many other places, and the things they get wrong (e.g., major changes without community input) happen everywhere. Like an AES state in miniature.
Yea tends to happen when you are in a bubble and the admins strongly enforce said bubble.
That's not an accurate way to view Hexbear. Hexbear is very explicitly for Marxists and Anarchists, but the vast majority of users live in areas where those are fringe viewpoints. Hexbear allows people to talk to other like-minded leftists without having to constsntly deal with people hostile to Anarchism and/or Marxism, which is the default in their lives.
A more accurate "bubble" would be instances that uphold ideologies aligned with the status quo in my opinion, as it minimizes exposure to other viewpoints.
I dont care that they talk to each other that way. What anoys me about hexbear is the way they treat other people that just want to have a converation with them. Any other opinion gets banned instantly, even if it comes from a person that just wants to discuss a topic open minded.
That's not my experience. Most people that are genuinely open minded are welcomed, but debatelording and getting emotionally vicious gets banned quickly because Hexbear is for leftists to hang out, not (generally) debating.
Debating in general isn't constructive unless both parties are aligned in goals and seek alignment and alliance.