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I know what some of those words mean
Once you understand the kind of people who are on hexbear, things will become more clear. Just go to some of their profiles and have a look at what they post
I think a considerably chunk of them are bots
It's not impossible, but I doubt it...
I hadn't heard of them until I saw lemmy.ca blocked them earlier. If Canadians are blocking you for being hateful that might be saying something.
Theyβre one of the oldest instances around 3 years old but only recently federated with other instances.