Maybe it is more than an instance. Maybe it is an idea, a world-historical vanguard, light itself. 
actual attempt to answer (cringe)
We’ve been around for three years on a lemmy fork before federation. The lack of federation for years as well as the place we splintered off from (/r/chapotraphouse) already having a unique microculture within Reddit has given this instance, in my opinion, a distinct culture compared to general-purpose and even other hobbyist instances.
Regarding specifics, Hexbear is a vehemently queer-friendly/intersectional anti-sectarian socialist instance. Check us out 
I'm on lemmy far too much. I've noticed that exactly zero people from this instance has ever tried to argue with me or make any dumbass "actually" comments picking apart something I've said for no reason.
I've also gotten into multiple conversations with people here that cracked me up and made my night.
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Fine. You convinced me.
Oh look, the emotes aren't ten stories high over here!Oh look, the emotes aren't ten stories high over here!
The list of emotes are.
now you get to join the rest of us in never being able to find emotes amongst the uncountably infinite images.
Wouldn't it be funny if someone had absolutely no idea how to access all those emotes? Lol. What would you even tell them so they could figure it out? That would be hilarious!
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if you know the approximate name for something you want, you can start typing :name and you'll see a dropdown with the emotes that match. if you have no clue, you can click the little emoji icon just above the post box, scroll down past the standard emoji, and browse the emotes by category.
That would be almost as embaressing as somebody who hasn't figured out how to get back to a specific reply to a comment in the thread from your inbox.
Sorry to bring the party down. But your mom's a nice lady, and your father loves you.
If you ever wish for that, make sure to leave a comment bashing China! We'll make sure to get some feral hogs in that inbox STAT.
spelling? incoherent idealism. grammar?
I support anyone whose posts I can comprehend and most of those I can't.
Well actually, have you considered I'm doing it right now?
Hexbear is great because they let me be weird and I appreciate it
I'm afraid you're going to have to lead the riots in Toledo, the official city of Hexbear. It's a shame you weigh 6 oz and aren't a 350lb horror from the ancient world like Gritty is. Gritty has never been at risk of being accidentally stepped on.
pokedex lookin ahh size comparison
Dirt_owl is a fucking hoothoot confirmed
I thought the official city of hexbear was Liberal Mountain, Montana?
I'm afraid you're going to have to lead the riots in Toledo, the official city of Hexbear
it was so desirable that it got fought over in a mini-civil war, it’s close enough to Cedar Point for a long weekend, and
lives there
It was great when you joined and immediately brought an extremely powerful and specific energy to the site
I think my first post was me complaining about being covered in centipedes followed by a post of a skeleton complaining that the centipedes won
Not sure what to call that energy lol
Ohhhh so my first post was more serious then I thought.
Oh geez back when the covid toll was less then a million haha oooo nooo
You're pretty great. Can't imagine this place without you. But to be honest, that's how I feel about most of us.
i have seen many times a .world user post something about china there is like 5 users from diferent instances talking about how "they cant wait for those hexbears to defend the cpc and spam emotes" we live rent free in their heads
I think it may be their only interaction with another person, they crave socialization so they get mad at us.
Everyone is saying "Hexbear this" and "Hexbear that". But no one is saying "Worship this" and "Jericho that".
These folks at Hexbear are always saying, check out this dope ass bear, but have they taken a second to check out this dope ass Messiah?
These folks at Hexbear sure like their shit on pigs balls. Haha, but you know where else you can learn about pork being unclean? The bible
Turns chair around "You know, someone else once harbored an owl who pissed on things"
Always goes through my mind and makes threads on .world less interesting.
Every time Hexbear isn’t on the Lemmy front page, other instances should be asking “I wonder where Hexbear is?”
that're pretty much what they're doing, except with their meta "we should defederate with hexbear" threads
Whenever Hexbear isn't on your screen, users should be asking "Where's Hexbear?"
Hexbear is a billion times better than the general population about vegan and covid conscious stuff. I can't forget this. Everyone always harps on this place being safe for queer people. But I can't get over the number of left spaces that fell apart because the admins needed "vegan hate stirring #4 this week".
And it's very much appreciated from the otherkin community. When you live as a nonhuman, you become acutely aware of the fact that 95% of people are human supremacists and think your life isn't worth protecting because you're an "inferior species". Cue the old "if they want to identify as animals they should be eaten like animals". Carnists are fascists and this is the rare non fascist community.
Environmental stuff in general
Been a long time since I've been in a place where "climate activists fly on private jets so I'll continue to not feel bad about my open air coal burning facility" hasn't been a zinger
Vegan socialist here, is hexbear an openly vegan space? I'd love to join a popular leftist instance that is strongly against animal exploitation and slaughter.
Fully vegan? Nah sadly. Although our local vegan community is strong and outspoken. Also a significant amount of admins and devs are vegan. So there are clear rules about non vegans doing shit stirring. Granted, we're not allowed to post vegan stuff outside of the vegan comm. Basically the non-vegans and vegans have well enforced rules of respect for each other. It's not 100% ideal, but it's the best I've seen in leftist, not explicitly vegan spaces. I'm thinking of a lot of those left Facebook spaces where admins would just post stuff like "well I'm just criticising white veganism", all the while leaving space open for the whole community to bash veganism in the comments.
I like it here, and I think you'd like it here, but this place isn't fully vegan.
Hexbear is the fertile soil turned by the plow, the last kiss from a lover, the dawn that is promised but never comes
It is the blood spilled by an honest man, the ringing of a bell just before it fades to silence
This is Hexbear
If hexbear has a million posters, then I am one of them. If hexbear has ten posters, then I am one of them. If hexbear has only one poster then that is me. If hexbear has no posters, then that means I am no longer on earth. If the world is against hexbear, then I am against the world.
Post hog
I like hexbear because the emotes rule and it's had at least one name change
Incredible posting powers are bestowed upon those who swear by the volcel pledge.
While incels are watching Andrew Tate and complaining about how women don't like nice guys, we study the blade
While noncels are consenting to intercourse, we politely decline to dedicate the time and effort to shitpost on a fringe online forum.
So much time wasted trying & failing to get laid, or succeeding in getting laid. Meanwhile we're having 200+ comment threads on who would win in Super Smash Bros. Melee if Enver Hoxha played against Amadeo Bordiga.
After crawling through their Wikipedias a bit, I feel confident that Amadeo is a bigger introvert and would therefore be better at smash. He seems more likely to go, "well hold on a minute, what if I press this button and hold this direction?" Enver looks much easier to frustrate with a device at which point his thinking would lock up and he'd just walk off the stage.
Melee if Enver Hoxha played against Amadeo Bordiga.
well this is easy. she'd post so hard about redfash tankies that Bordiga would be blown off the field.
Hoxha would bunker down and play defensively
Bordiga would also sit down and do nothing
The correct answer is a time out.
I like that the bear is hexagonal. And it's good to have a friendly instance where we can safely celebrate the legacy of Hillary Clinton, the real president of the United States.
All of us. All at once. Unannounced. We just kick the door open and keep piling in to the studio until we all smother.
they just let me take over the general megathread planning when i wasnt a mod so thats why its cool, plus the emotes
intended.
