• UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Once again the presumption that most people I see with a cutesy cartoon version of their face as an avatar is likely a fucking ghoul continues to be reinforced.

    EDIT: I intended, but failed to convey, that that meant “out in the internet wild.” Pretty much everyone on Hexbear that actually sticks around is a comrade.

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        qualified endorsement of Kdolf

        That was so cringe. “This isn’t an endorsement, but I’m voting for Kamala, and I think you should, too”

        That’s an endorsement 😩

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          Yeah lol. He’s a little cringe about a lot of things. Still, I genuinely think his heart’s in the right place, and I wish more libs were like him.

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            He’s one of the ones who would be onboard with a better option if it existed. It’s up to us to create a landing spot for him and folks like him.

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              He seems at least anti-capitalist. I don’t think he’s ever described himself as any type of socialist. He at least understands intersectionality and introduces it to his audience. His video on black male sexuality was really good.

              I just stopped watching him because they’re dense videos about a lot of stressful topics and I felt like I should be using my time to read actual theory instead of gathering my views from YouTube.

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        I didn’t know many exceptions and that was one I also didn’t know. Most of the ones I see are freeze-gamergate chuds or the like.

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      The problem with the Internet is, thirty years ago I’d assume this was a human who simply had a childish understanding of the root philosophy. And maybe this would be a troll. Maybe this would be a real person. But I wouldn’t feel annoyed at the prospect of engaging.

      Now, I look at a post like this, and my brain just screams “It’s Steven Crowder or a bot.”