I’m posting because originally when I was looking to create a Lemmy account I came across Hexbear. I read the code of conduct and TOS and to me it seemed like a great fit for me. However, after creating an account there, it seems pretty defederated.

Anyway I was curious on the happenings over there, because they have some cute custom emojis over there… but if there’s a reason they’re so defederated, I might just pretend i never made an account there

EDIT: omg I just found out this instance has cute blob emojis too :3 ablobcatrave

  • @[email protected]
    7•13 hours ago

    Lemmy instances are all independent and all have their own rules for posting and commenting. You will find that some communities allow things you find offensive, you will find that some communities ban things you find benign, this is decentralization in action.

    If you consider yourself to be a leftist, you will find friends on the “tankie instances” (I can’t speak to lemmygrad, I’ve never interacted with them).

    There are also instances that have defederated with .world, because they find it to be offensive.

    Blahaj is one of the instances I generally find to be enjoyable personally.

    Edit: Just wanted to add, I’ve had comments modded on hexbear and on .world, remember the rules of the instance you’re visiting.

    • @[email protected]OP
      11•13 hours ago

      So basically they’re just reaaallllyyy far left? Here’s the thing, I call myself a lefty, liberal, and progressive almost interchangeably. I don’t think I’d fit in there because obviously tiananmen square happened, and obviously what’s happening with Uyghur people is a goddamn travesty.

      On top of that, while I think on paper communism sounds nice, in practice that’s not really the case.

      Also, one of the things that bummed me out was losing access to cute custom emojis but I’ve since learned that blahaj has some blobcat, wobble

      • WillStealYourUsernameEnglish
        16•12 hours ago

        That’s not really the issue. The issue is that hexbear allows and condones harassment and bullying. They also have a lot of “tankies” which are people who defend dictatorships and genocide.

      • @cm0002
        13•12 hours ago

        because obviously tiananmen square happened, and obviously what’s happening with Uyghur people is a goddamn travesty.

        That one sentence would get removed and likely a comm ban on any of the Tankie Triad. .ml would remove it under their catchall “Rule 1: Bigotry”

      • @[email protected]English
        6•13 hours ago

        cute custom emojis but I’ve since learned that blahaj has some

        Blahaj could have you covered on that side!