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[–] DoubleShot@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think another factor is these people have spent most of their leftist lives mostly isolated from actual “real world” leftists. If you’re a Marxist professor or writer in the 70s, who are you gonna be interacting with other than maybe other Marxist academics. When you let your views percolate in your brain (or only interacting with other egghead leftists), you end up being unable to grow and change.

Like, I really don’t think myself or most leftists who grow up in the internet will get like this when we’re in our 80s. We joke about touching grass, but the truth is being able to interact with other regular leftists from across the world on a place like Hexbear really does keep the brain worms in check, I believe.

[–] Hatandwatch@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The way vegans are treated here determined your premise is false.

[–] DoubleShot@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

I’m vegan, and things are still a million times better here (and in IRL leftist space) than it is in the real world.

[–] regul@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

We have a mandatory cw for pictures of meat.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The only time I've ever seen anyone argue with or about vegans is when one claims to be abused here. We put content warnings on pictures of gelatin.

[–] Hatandwatch@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

:wonder-who-thats-for: