Actually, there was a vote immediately after the defederation to see whether people wanted lemmygrad refederated, and about 80-90% of the votes were to stay defederated, so it seems the users of sh.itjust.works also don't like grad.
edit: my mistake, turns out it was hexbear that was voted on, which has similar content
I keep learning this exists and then instantly forgetting about it...
Very true, I have a friend who wants to lose weight and said "but eating makes me happy." Easiest way to keep your current habits and lose weight is just add on going to the gym, and the more you go the more you can eat. Added bonus is no matter what happens you'll just feel better in daily life.
I don't know why but I really like this art style!
along with other replies generally you become more gullible/less able to think of alternative explanations as you age, so even some "obvious" scams look legit
Here's the best summary I could come up with for this meme: "The"
You are correct, hexbear did defederate from sh.itjust.works about a week after federating with them, so the vote became moot.
The reason you gave is part of the reason hexbear admins gave, but I would take what they say with a grain of salt. I've seen people say things like "being trans in thoughts is a much different experiece than being trans in the way you dress, act, and look" and hexbear users will call that transphobic/uninclusive, as well as generally being vitriolic and unpleasant.
As an example, a post where someone says "Biden brings up minimum wage increase and asks other democrats to speak up" will have several comments from hexbear users saying "capitalist bootlickers defending Biden should be shot like the vermin they are." Maybe some users harassed hexbear users for these comments? I personally didn't see any but it's definitely possible.