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Is Hexbear dying?
(hexbear.net)
Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.
No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer
Vaush posts go in the_dunk_tank
Dunk posts in general go in the_dunk_tank, not here
Don't post low-hanging fruit here after it gets removed from the_dunk_tank
Makes sense. If you've got the data to support that we aren't shrinking or growing at an unhealthy rate (because I think both are possible) then it's probably not much to worry about.
So basically my impression is totally backwards, and actually we're growing, not shrinking. As is customary everyone please just ignore me I clearly have no idea what's going on![emoji michael-laugh michael-laugh](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/3858ea0f-f09c-4c6f-95a1-5dda154612ad.png)
You are right though, that a lot of old power posters have either left or aren't posting as much.
That happens though, and it's good that we're seeing growth as the "vanguard" is stepping back. That means the general culture of the site has been defined and growth is slow enough that it won't suddenly shift anytime soon.
It’s very rare to find someone who can post that hard for an extended period of time without becoming an asshole about it. User churn is good in a lot of ways. People should be taking breaks as they deem it healthy.
Though keep in mind just because a user doesn’t post here, doesn’t mean the person themselves aren’t still here. After 7k comments I’m concerned about how much info I’ve posted, so I plan on not using this account anymore and using a new one. I know I’m not the only one, either.
me looking through four years of posting for opsec violations![emoji awooga awooga](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/12dc28f7-b63c-4d62-a1ff-6e3cd6e73c28.png)
Joke's on you a bunch of people already know where I live.
I'm actually a twink named Lube and I live on Liberal Mountain
There's way too much info on my account but I like my account and username![emoji agony-deep agony-deep](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/e79220ce-173b-4c35-9f13-d46b5a1b0655.png)
Uhhh so is everyone's friend on here reusing their usual username on this site?
I wonder how bad of an idea it would be to have an "opsec service" on here where you could request people to look into your account and see how opsec-fucked you are
Reusing usernames between sites is one of the main ways that people get doxxed on forums like this, just fyi
Yeahh my friend knows this they just enjoy having a unified internet presence
Idk, maybe I'll have to try doxxing my friend (without actually doxxing doxxing) and help to clean up their internet presence
your friend should use shampoo on the inside and scrub that terrible idea out of their brain. nobody cares except that person and some fucking freak who may one day decide to go to personal, intimate war with them.
embrace the serially pseudonymous internet
i hope your friend is at least using a password manager so their passwords are not also shared amongst websites.
Yeahh this friend has decent security practices (use of password manager, encryption, metadata deletion, lack of conventional social media at all lol, etc) otherwise but they really need to find the energy sometime to clean up their... "online footprint" and probably do need to get over that idea lol
I really do want to live in a world where people can be themselves if they want to without having to be prepared for some reactionary piece of shit hunting them down though
It seems like recycling online identities every few months would make finding and keeping friends more difficult
god I have 20k comments between a couple of accounts. you're reminding me I need to![emoji logout logout](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/34234730-ce0a-4cdb-958b-57478ee90dcf.png)
every time i think i've been too excessive on here i just check out another users posts/comment totals
lol i can probably keep this account as primary a bit longer
Yeah, this is approximately my 420th account
based
I do that. Not sure why.
Can't become an asshole if you were already an asshole![emoji smuglord smuglord](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/97a4a756-428f-4517-846a-1c810805ad28.png)
it's called an anal fistual![emoji young-sheldon young-sheldon](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/f145b1f9-a421-46e5-816b-6a578617ffa6.png)
Smh I'm not an asshole I just type lol in response to every comment
Lots of exceptions to the rule getting upset about this one lol
It has shifted a lot already. UlyssesT leaving allowed a lot more pro AI stuff to seep in.
I'm frequently making comments to the effect of "the recent advancements in AI are actually tangible and not just a grift for VC money, so we should be aware of the fact that it might not be a fad and it could represent a pretty big shift in power against labor". Is that what you're considering "pro AI stuff"? Because every time I mention it goes over like a lead balloon 'round these parts.
Because I don't consider that type of sentiment to be either pro or anti AI, but rather an observation of the material world.
no I meant the struggle session about if AI art is actually good because it lets disabled people draw or something. Which is like, yeah, but idk something about how people use AI art doesn’t make me think that’s it’s current social function (it’s what you’re saying, a tool against labor)
Right on, I'm just paranoid about being accused of being an AI bro!
understandable!