I’m being genuine here, some thinks that chacha is an environment for genuine leftist organization while others thinks that this site is just a board to post shit. Forming a consensus around what the purpose of the site is, and developing the site towards that goal will be better for the growth of our community better than any name or any other vanity changes.

  • TacoGyrosKebabShwama [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    4 years ago

    I lurked the CTH reddit until it got nuked, but never posted. I joined this place because i missed the podcast discussion , and figured that some of the good vibes might still be found there … but this place has always been a weird, kinda alienating and uncommunal place IMHO .it IS an interesting place ,but without the titualar poscast as keystone (and the failure of left electoralism globally) i kinda wondered what would keep it it glued together. it was thoughtprovoking that the site removed downvotes. I’ve always believed that the interface influences the behavior and having a big yes/nope button makes people quantified consumers of other people. if you come from a marginalised place or are hanging on by your fingernails , the reminder that your contribution can be easily ignored or discounted probbably stings a bit more than if you have a bit more comfort or other social frames holding you. i guess that’s why i keep checking in to see how the site is changing/mutating . I do think that OP is right, that by postively advocating for what ever this site thinks it stands for it becomes more of a shared experience, rather then a constant free market of upbears and popularity contests

  • antifanatic [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    4 years ago

    So I only found this place a month ago. Didn’t know about the subreddit before it was banned. Didn’t know about the podcast and don’t know what the fuss was about. I don’t have the attachment to this community the most of you do and I don’t expect my opinion to carry much weight. I try to lurk and absorb. But I got to say the daily “why aren’t we growing?” threads really baffle me.

    I come here to be deprogrammed. I read the things you write to learn how I’ve grown up in the imperial core and everything I was ever taught was a lie because I know the serious posters are far more literate than I am.

    But holy pigpoopballs, do I not care for the outright exclusionary humor, and the clique-iness. The childish drama both directed at and provided by the mods. I guess all I want is to search for a subject I feel like reading about today without seeing the main page.