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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[–] axont@hexbear.net 44 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I absolutely love how afraid they are of a single poster who isn't even trolling. Cowbee is just explaining stuff in a Marxist framework and is a prolific poster. But they talk about Cowbee like he's a malign spirit or a virus. They talk about him like he's Howard from the for-profit online university.

[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 55 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Throwback to my all-time favorite MeanwhileOnGrad comment:

Cowbee isn’t just another tankie. He knows his theory and will use it to dazzle you with bullshit.

[–] inoxerable_doubt@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Like they're so close to getting it, but the ideology is just way too strong (and comfortable) man...

[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 15 points 1 day ago

Yep, I just thought it was funny, lol.

But they talk about Cowbee like he’s a malign spirit or a virus.

Cowbee has become Sigma from Mega Man X.

[–] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

At this point we should create a specter version of the medal emoji hero of lemmygrad. For when posters have posted hard enough to haunt the lib's minds.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 day ago

Or at least a cute puppy ghost version

[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago

A spectre is haunting Lemmy.