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[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Loads of instances do not federate with hexbear.

Surely it's only a good instance if you're happy with a much less federated experience, to say nothing of the usual complaints people have of hexbear users.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

There are some instances that defederated from Hexbear, but largely instances like Lemmy.world. Hexbear is active enough on its own, federation is just a bonus.

[–] Genius@lemmy.zip 0 points 47 minutes ago (1 children)

I'm curious why you said "instances like Lemmy.world"

https://chapo.chat/post/505181

Looks like the nice people, the canadians, the LGBT, the trans people, the furries, the new zealanders, the programmers, the germans, and the environmentalists defederated with Hexbear, in terms of instances that have a strong theming. The only common trend I can identify between those groups is that they all tend left of center. Except perhaps the germans, given current events.

So when you said "instances like Lemmy.world", did you mean leftists?

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 43 minutes ago (1 children)

Not at all, I mean generally right-wing liberal instances. Many Leftist or general instances are federated with Hexbear, like Mander or Lemm.ee.

We could go into the reasons for defederation, if you want.

[–] Genius@lemmy.zip -1 points 41 minutes ago (1 children)

Ah, so you mean that many right wing instances are deferated, and ALSO the queers, the trans people, and the furries. Interesting. If both the left and the right are opposed to Hexbear, that would logically suggest Hexbear is centrist.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 37 minutes ago (1 children)

Hexbear defederated from Blahaj because Blahaj protected chaser mods that were targeting Hexbear users, and because Blahaj is hostile to Marxists. Hexbear is one of the most trans and queer friendly instances on Lemmy. It seems more like you're trying to make the argument that queer people can't disagree with each other, and to do so is right wing? I dunno, it's a silly argument.

[–] Genius@lemmy.zip -2 points 14 minutes ago (1 children)

Hexbear is one of the most trans and queer friendly instances on Lemmy

Hexbear's transphobia has been very well documented.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 14 minutes ago