this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026
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For posting all the anonymous reactionary bullshit that you can't post anywhere else.

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So what’s going on here, most likely, is that the intake of new users is declining as opposed to people specifically being driven off the platform (as some users allege).

The difference, one would assume, is that on the whole, Reddit’s political biases influence more what is not shown (much like lemmy.ml banning people for any criticism of Russia, China, or North Korea, or the echo chamber in hexbear), whereas Lemmy’s tankie issue also manifests as people actively sea-lioning (e.g. Cowbee) and (especially from hexbear) overt trolling, which shows up more in people’s faces. Both are issues, neither are good.

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[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 37 points 1 day ago (3 children)

As comrade @RedSturgeon@hexbear.net said, what makes them most frustrated is simply not falling for their provocations. They can easily dismiss hostile and agressive actions mentally, but what truly gets under their skin is remaining reasonable and calm about it, as though their own provocations have no impact on you.

I try not to take cheap rhetorical wins either, taking their arguments at the most charitable and debunking them anyways, as that's more effective.

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 4 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

One of my new year's resolutions is to be more like you!

[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 4 points 9 hours ago

That's very sweet, comrade!

heart-sickle

[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You are a far more patient person than I, and I thank you for your service 🫡

[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago
[–] Moidialectica@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I feel like I would fail both on the psychological front and on the research front, yet you take it up in the trenches everyday somehow

[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's honestly not too difficult. I simply speak on what I've researched enough to be confident on, and I don't let the opinions of clear reactionaries shake me just like I wouldn't do so of flat Earthers. That being said, it does get tiring, haha.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

The hardest part is always not reacting to the terrible things they say in replies

[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 4 points 22 hours ago

The number of times I've rewritten comments to tone them down is way too high, haha.