Honestly not really. There is a part of me misses those kind of users from the old CTH (and CTH2/MoreTankieChapo/etc lol), if only because it meant there was no real cohesive groupthink. This isn't to say that I think Hexbear has reached some sort of equilibrium when it comes to certain takes/opinions/etc, but imo the average irony-poster/shithead probably plays some part in keeping the average Hexbear from jumping down the throat of another; even if that is only through providing an easier target (themselves with a bad take/'ironic' joke lol).
One could probably argue I am closer to the average 'irony poisoned' poster in terms of personality/my own posts/what I come here for than I am to like the average daily news-megathread poster. (this is just an example off the top of my head of two 'groups' of Hexbear users; not meant to be definitive or singling anyone out LOL)
But thankfully I have not enjoyed a single podcast since like 2010 when I was really into catching the newest Radiolab episode every week so I have never found shit like the middle-school 'ironic racism' level of humor from Nick Mullen/Stavros/etc funny like the average cumtown listener does and I am more gay than I am bisexual so the red scare women never managed to draw me in as a listener/fan either (sorry to any Red Scare listeners who take offense at my presumption that a large amount of their following is because the hosts are hot women - I am not qualified to say such things since I've never listened to an episode before so I will of course, defer to anyone who argues this)
The less-stupid/racist and more amusing irony-pilled kind of humor that the CTH subreddit used to have though...my beloved. I miss the ironic/facetious responses to posts like "Please stop making fun of virgins" or when someone would post something like "HILLARY CLINTON WON TEXAS INSTEAD OF BERNIE BECAUSE SHE PROMISED TO SEND A BOTTLE OF CHOLULA TO EVERY PERSON WHO VOTED FOR HER" but in a more serious manner and suddenly there's a 250 comment post because no one realized it was the CTH equivalent of BMF.
honestly all this to say that I think the irony-pilled of us help prevent us from being the literal equivalent of the "No everything has to be serious at all times and we cannot find any humor in the absurdity of hell world. The last time I smiled was on August 19th, 1991. I always wear a dirty ushanka, do not shave, and only take cold sponge baths because hot running water is bourgeoisie decadence" copypasta
I find that kind of humor derivative of Dril and try hard.
90% of it absolutely is derivative & try-hard but idk I am the type of user who will gladly roll his eyes at some irony-poisoned bait/'joke' in badposting (or that has escaped containment and is elsewhere) and then get annoyed when I see another Elon tweet in the dunk-tank.
Different strokes for different Hexbear folks indeed
I don't think so beyond the sidebar stuff which is:
1.02K users/day
1.4K users/week
1.8K users/month
2.65K users/6 months
26.9K users total
But I'm like 90% sure that's just based on activity and not 'new' users. Probably a question better suited for our beautiful devs/admins at like feedback@hexbear.net or hexbear@hexbear.net
honestly all this to say that I think the irony-pilled of us help prevent us from being the literal equivalent of the "No everything has to be serious at all times and we cannot find any humor in the absurdity of hell world. The last time I smiled was on August 19th, 1991. I always wear a dirty ushanka, do not shave, and only take cold sponge baths because hot running water is bourgeoisie decadence" copypasta
Honestly not really. There is a part of me misses those kind of users from the old CTH (and CTH2/MoreTankieChapo/etc lol), if only because it meant there was no real cohesive groupthink. This isn't to say that I think Hexbear has reached some sort of equilibrium when it comes to certain takes/opinions/etc, but imo the average irony-poster/shithead probably plays some part in keeping the average Hexbear from jumping down the throat of another; even if that is only through providing an easier target (themselves with a bad take/'ironic' joke lol).
One could probably argue I am closer to the average 'irony poisoned' poster in terms of personality/my own posts/what I come here for than I am to like the average daily news-megathread poster. (this is just an example off the top of my head of two 'groups' of Hexbear users; not meant to be definitive or singling anyone out LOL)
But
thankfully I have not enjoyed a single podcast since like 2010 when I was really into catching the newest Radiolab episode every week so I have never found shit like the middle-school 'ironic racism' level of humor from Nick Mullen/Stavros/etc funny like the average cumtown listener does and I am more gay than I am bisexual so the red scare women never managed to draw me in as a listener/fan either (sorry to any Red Scare listeners who take offense at my presumption that a large amount of their following is because the hosts are hot women - I am not qualified to say such things since I've never listened to an episode before so I will of course, defer to anyone who argues this)
The less-stupid/racist and more amusing irony-pilled kind of humor that the CTH subreddit used to have though...my beloved. I miss the ironic/facetious responses to posts like "Please stop making fun of virgins" or when someone would post something like "HILLARY CLINTON WON TEXAS INSTEAD OF BERNIE BECAUSE SHE PROMISED TO SEND A BOTTLE OF CHOLULA TO EVERY PERSON WHO VOTED FOR HER" but in a more serious manner and suddenly there's a 250 comment post because no one realized it was the CTH equivalent of BMF.
To each his own. I find that kind of humor derivative of Dril and try hard.
I post my fair share of shit im sure people find stupid though
90% of it absolutely is derivative & try-hard but idk I am the type of user who will gladly roll his eyes at some irony-poisoned bait/'joke' in badposting (or that has escaped containment and is elsewhere) and then get annoyed when I see another Elon tweet in the dunk-tank.
Different strokes for different Hexbear folks indeed
I know the intent isn't quite the same for you, but just a reminder that that isn't particularly ancient or profound wisdom and has some dubious uses.
Do we have metrics on active users and new users over time?
I don't think so beyond the sidebar stuff which is:
1.02K users/day
1.4K users/week
1.8K users/month
2.65K users/6 months
26.9K users total
But I'm like 90% sure that's just based on activity and not 'new' users. Probably a question better suited for our beautiful devs/admins at like feedback@hexbear.net or hexbear@hexbear.net
Personally I strive for that level of commitment.