I've been there since around when FPH was banned from Reddit. It was fascinating to watch the overwhelmingly polite interactions slowly devolve. I mostly lurk now, but rarely engage in any discussion as name calling is viewed as some form of valid debate tactic if they just label it 'trying to keep the normies out'. OK.
I like the theory of Mastodon instances, but I much prefer the easy thread reading.
That was how I saw it too. Voat might be a different place if it wasn't seeded from forums like FPH and other similar communities. It kind of set the tone for the whole place. I realize they mostly think they are just doing the whole racial epithet thing as a canary in a coal mine, but being the exact opposite of PC short circuits intelligent discussion every bit as effectively as being PC does.
I signed up to Voat many months ago, when T_D first got quarantined.
I lasted 90 minutes reading and even commenting a bit, before deleting my account.
Absolute degenerate low IQ losers on Voat .. with zero societal value. Worse than r/politics.
I've been there since around when FPH was banned from Reddit. It was fascinating to watch the overwhelmingly polite interactions slowly devolve. I mostly lurk now, but rarely engage in any discussion as name calling is viewed as some form of valid debate tactic if they just label it 'trying to keep the normies out'. OK.
I like the theory of Mastodon instances, but I much prefer the easy thread reading.
That was how I saw it too. Voat might be a different place if it wasn't seeded from forums like FPH and other similar communities. It kind of set the tone for the whole place. I realize they mostly think they are just doing the whole racial epithet thing as a canary in a coal mine, but being the exact opposite of PC short circuits intelligent discussion every bit as effectively as being PC does.
Let's not call the lack of basic manners the opposite of PC.