Honestly, we don't usually- before federation I'd say the vibe was more cozy. We'd mostly make a couple of posts discussing stuff, and things only got heated around here when there was a big argument. But federation kinda activated most of us, at first for the novelty, and then the ol' Chapo spirit kicked in when we realized that Redditors did us the service of bringing their bad takes here for us to yell at them for.
r/Chapotraphouse already had a unique site culture, then being on our own in exile for so long has made the in-jokes extra impenetrable. Honestly, most of it is terminally online, irony-poisoned stuff and I wouldn't sweat it- if there's anything you'd like to know feel free to ask, just be cool and don't be a bigot 👍
Edit: Also, yeah, the crack too. You watched Cocaine Bear? It's like that.
things only got heated around here when there was a big argument.
It doesn't help that the other instances love the topics that started the most arguments, namely China and the war in Ukraine. If Hexbear had the exact same energy but directed towards, like uhh, oil painting techniques or something, I don't know if they'd even really notice us
Honestly, we don't usually- before federation I'd say the vibe was more cozy. We'd mostly make a couple of posts discussing stuff, and things only got heated around here when there was a big argument. But federation kinda activated most of us, at first for the novelty, and then the ol' Chapo spirit kicked in when we realized that Redditors did us the service of bringing their bad takes here for us to yell at them for.
r/Chapotraphouse already had a unique site culture, then being on our own in exile for so long has made the in-jokes extra impenetrable. Honestly, most of it is terminally online, irony-poisoned stuff and I wouldn't sweat it- if there's anything you'd like to know feel free to ask, just be cool and don't be a bigot 👍
Edit: Also, yeah, the crack too. You watched Cocaine Bear? It's like that.
It doesn't help that the other instances love the topics that started the most arguments, namely China and the war in Ukraine. If Hexbear had the exact same energy but directed towards, like uhh, oil painting techniques or something, I don't know if they'd even really notice us