I’ve quite recently made a change to sitting down to pee instead of the usual point and shoot and I can’t believe I haven’t earlier. It’s quieter, more comfortable and completely avoids any potential mess from split streams or spraying. Standing does have its place and can be more convenient in certain scenarios but I don’t think it should be standard for penis-havers. Do people think it’s gay or something?

Thoughts and feelings would be appreciated and will advance the piss discourse of the site.

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    Wow. A while back I unironically posted about how threads like this get tons of comments, while threads about other issues (such as “how do we reach lonely young males and prevent them from going down the right-wing pipeline?”) get comparatively pretty much zero engagement: https://hexbear.net/comment/4214237

    I kinda disagree. This thread is an oddity when usually threads barely reach 25 comments. Whereas if I were to post a thread that asked “is it socialist to sit down while peeing?” I’m guessing it might get 300+ comments. It’s not just male loneliness threads, but threads that ask what to actually do with regards to society, revolution, etc. Those threads might barely reach 50 comments while threads about pig poop balls get like hundreds of comments. It just makes me realize that very few on hexbear are actually serious about anything. They just have strong political beliefs but nothing real to back them up. The very definition of “online left,” so I guess I’m really not doing anything more here than just circlejerking I guess…

    Jesus Christ the state of the western left… fml

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      Well I mean topics like this are fairly low effort and are just meant for a laugh so it’s much easier to get engagement. Serious topics in comparison require effort and knowledge to contribute to meaningfully which less people have time or ability to engage with in the same manner.

      Also sites like this generally cultivate a base which largely have the same general opinions and views on the more serious stuff, so it’s much harder to come up with something that hasn’t already been discussed or studied to death.

      At the end of the day the impact on the real world of anything that gets posted here is close to zero. Most people just want to have some fun with like minded people which can be hard to find in real life. So tell me, do you sit or stand when you piss?

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      Effortposting requires effort. If I’m popping off a few comments from the shitter while at work, I have time to crack some jokes but maybe not to solve society’s problems

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      I feel the issue here is that you’re expecting a niche multinational left unity social network to be organising. I can’t speak for everyone, but I come here to socialise and relax with like minded leftists, occasionally offering a bit of online support, and leave the organising and “what can we do here and now with the resources we have access to” for my actual physical location and people I know IRL.

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        I feel the issue here is that you’re expecting a niche multinational left unity social network to be organising.

        I feel you, but the problem is that I always see that excuse being thrown around for issues that ppl (especially admins/mods) don’t really care about. If even one trans of POC comrade said they felt unwelcome, all hands would be on deck, but when it comes to certain issues (like male loneliness) then all of a sudden it becomes “WELL THIS IS JUST A SUUUUUUUUPER NICHE WEB FORUM WHAT DID YOU EXPECT???”

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      threads like this are how we reach lonely young males and prevent them from going down the right-wing pipeline

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      negative

      Why can’t Hexbears be serious and have 400+ comment threads where each top-level comment is a dissertation. Why do AskHexbear threads that any user can pop into and easily give a 2 word positive or negative answer, always get 200 more comments than threads where nuanced discussion about real world events is actually taking place.

      kiryu-slam

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      I do agree with your sentiment but be the change you wish to see in hexbear