“So, you mean they’re homophobic?”

“Well, no, but-”

“So they’re misogynistic? Racist? Transphobic? Ableist???”

“N-no, actually they enforce strict banning on all those things, BUT-”

“So they bully people into suicide?”

“Nooo, they require content warnings for even mentions of suicide, BUT!”

“…Yes?”

“I saw one of them say 'death to nazis!”

“So they’re the opposite of 4Chan?”

“NO!”

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    1 year ago

    Yep. I think that makes it incredibly off-putting to people who aren’t expecting that, but that’s why I love this place.

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        Remember when you remembered people’s names and avatars and forum sigs and made connections with real people? The internet used to be like that! Some parts of it were very cool! We felt a sense of community for our little corners of the internet!

        I appreciate hexbear bringing back that feeling.