• GamersOfTheWorld [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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    11 days ago

    I meant more the beliefs of the fan forum (hexbear) vs. the beliefs of the original Chapos. Tbf, I don’t know a whole lot about the original Chapo hosts, but just from lurking, I could glean that most people here thought of them as liberal-ish, but feel free to correct me.

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      11 days ago

      the original Chapo hosts

      They’re definitely less radical than the average here, but they’ve also definitely gone on a similar arc of radicalization as we have, considering some of their comments in recentish episodes about having regrets about their support for Bernie/AOC and others who have had bad responses to the ongoing Palestinian genocide. I just wouldn’t expect capybara-fancy to come out with a pro-Stalin take any time soon.

      They’re e-famous for the same reason every other e-famous person is. They were in the right place at the right time with the right show for the algorithm.