Hexbear is far more likely to have users entering and using our comms, being another large socialist instance, albeit dedicated to left unity rather than Marxism like ourselves. I think there is enough of a culture change that we need to have a pinned post for hexbear users coming here explaining what kind of content/attitudes they might see here/what different rules to follow

There should also be a section dedicated to explaining to lemmygrad users to respect hexbear comm rules and what to expect from their users etc.

I think this would help ease any potential cross site struggle sessions

  • darkcalling@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    We really need an automoderator bot that posts at the top of all theads (and which community mods can customize a little) which reminds people (hexbear users and liberals from other instances) that this is an explicitly Marxist (communist) instance (no left unity), anti-communism (good faith questions allowed), bigotry, etc won’t be tolerated.

    Many people use mobile apps. On them you don’t see community statements or rules before you enter a place so that’s only going to be more of a problem but I understand admins are bogged down with fixing actually broken things and critical infrastructure. Just something I hope they can get to if that ever lets up (or maybe instance admins could do).

    That kind of thing.

    I don’t mind them. I even have an account there but sometimes I need a break from that kind of atmosphere, so I hope we retain the culture of this place because they outnumber us and if anyone is going to impose anyone’s culture on anyone it will be them on us via sheer user count and the fact many of them never log off (their joke).

    I worry that if we let them they’ll turn part of this place into a shitposting instance devoid of theory or serious discussion and bankrupted of serious Marxism in favor of compatible-leftism that viciously attacks core Marxist principles upheld by all AES nations in favor of idealistic, “compromise” anarchist/western thinking.

    They’re anti-imperialism. Have a good line on imperialism and being anti-NATO, US, and against the synthetic-CIA-left but that’s about where it ends. Many of them hold idealistic, vulgar, even occasionally viciously counter-revolutionary opinions/lines. All sugar-coated naturally in getting along and good vibes.

    • ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.mlOP
      0·
      1 year ago

      I do think you’re a little harsh here, but yes an automod feature is sorely needed. I did see some rumblings about making one a few weeks ago on another instance, not sure if they’ve made an progress though

      • darkcalling@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 year ago

        I mean I take personal offense as a woman at saying women should be able to be rented, sex for profit, commodification of the feminine form and calling that comradely and calling upholding the contrary Marxist view bigotry but go off.

        Smattering of electoralists there too, much gnashing over who or if they should voooote this next election.

              • MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml
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                1 year ago

                Are sex workers not workers?

                And I think everyone would agree that a developed socialist society would support everyone to the point where no one feels economically compelled to engage in sex work. Hexbear recognizes that unde capitalism sex work is usually exploitative, similar to how most other work is exploitative.

                  • MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml
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                    1 year ago

                    Your comment didn’t come off as rude, and it looks like we agree on quite a bit. But honestly you’re responding to a lot of things I didn’t say – I didn’t suggest anything like an “anything goes” approach to sex work, and I pointed out how exploitative it usually is.

                    I also find this behavior of thinking someone knows more about solving these issues and increasing the conditions of the working class members who are subjected to sex work than AES nations is ridiculous and chauvinistic.

                    Ignoring AES states’ policies is chauvinistic, but treating them as infallible is dogmatic and unscientific. AES states themselves acknowledge their past shortcomings and seek improvements.

                    In the immediate context of trying to build socialism in a capitalist society, I think the best approach is to meet sex workers with tools that are immediately useful, like unions (which do exist for sex workers) and legal protections. Telling them that they are involved in evil and ideally their work wouldn’t exist doesn’t offer them anything within their grasp, and can come across as preachy.

          • darkcalling@lemmygrad.ml
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            1 year ago

            I’ve seen someone (male) mentioning they were a virgin and lonely and several posters encouraged them to rent a woman with one mentioning having done so themselves in the past.