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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 77 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Relevant to note that every other bid comes from the same bidder, j_s_0e6b87. Here's what I'm guessing about them:

  • They likely know about Hexbear, since they were bidding on the address right off the bat.
  • They aren't a domain squatter. A domain squatter would try to minimise the amount of money spent on a domain; and yet they're bidding too early, too frequently, and values considerably higher than the necessary to be the top bidder.
  • They aren't using automated tools, since the the times and values between the others' bids and theirs are too erratic.
  • Either they don't plan to actually win the bid, OR they have lots of money (to the point that US$710 is pocket change for them) and really, really bad blood against Hexbear.
[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 103 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

really, really bad blood against Hexbear.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It narrows it down to people from instances that still federated with Hexbear and have money to spend on this stupid shit.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, there are plenty of people on unfederated instances who still obsess endlessly about hexbear.

[–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hard to forget an instance that openly threatens to kill you. Hexbear is hateful garbage.

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

instance that openly threatens to kill you

Wtf kind of fedilore did I miss 😀

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They're exaggerating. Hexbear didn't threaten to kill at all, it was just a warning to class traitors and other would-be counterrevolutionary protesters. The vast majority of the proletariat would never put themselves in such a position.

It's a complete nothingburger.

[–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They literally threatened my life, you're ignorant or paid.

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Maybe you shouldn't have been a counter revolutionary chud?

[–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

The said I was going to "get the wall" when they started their revolution, as in they were going to execute me with a firing squad. They also followed me around and down voted everything I posted, so I had to abandon that account.

I'm dead serious about it and also dead serious about hating them for threatening my life. Fuck them.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's fair, I agree with you, I just wanted to use the meme

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago
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[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Could be some crypto bros. Apparently they share name with some crypto currency

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 24 points 2 weeks ago

I gave it a check, and apparently it's a dead cryptocoin. CoinGecko doesn't even list it, Etherscan gives it a market cap of $0.00, and the last transaction was 886d ago. Plus they already have a domain.

[–] airportline@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Huh. Hexbear, the instance, gets its namesake from this photograph:

I wonder how the cryptocurrency ended up with the same name.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

That's on brand, they do love their shitposting

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago
[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 weeks ago

It has only 34 holders. That narrows it down... to 34.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 15 points 2 weeks ago

The other possibility is that its 2 hexbearites who are trying to save the site, not realising they are bidding against each other. Would be pretty silly if that was it.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ngl. I was tempted to drop up to $1K on them just to fucking take it out of their hands.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 15 points 2 weeks ago

I don't exactly like Hexbear, but I got to agree with one of its users that this sort of money is better spent on charity. Such as helping a child to get a prosthetic leg and medical attention.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's now edging up towards $2500!