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ah yes, an alternative whose front page is currently filled with pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, and everyone's favorite past-time, closeted racism just th
by distantsounds 8y ago
ah yes, an alternative whose front page is currently filled with pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, and everyone's favorite past-time, closeted racism
just the different i was looking for!
- suby 8y agoI would say its often open racism on that site. It's a shame the community is so awful, as the site looked promising early on and we need a viable alternative to reddit.
- std_throwaway 8y agoVoat once was very similar to reddit of the past before hoards of reddit users were driven away by strict moderation policies and found refuge in the free speech advocating site that voat is. It reflects what those think who are not allowed to speak on reddit. Sadly, that beautiful garden is now overgrown by heaps of ugly weeds and you have to dig deep to find the nuggets.
- temp 8y ago>and you have to dig deep to find the nuggets. What nuggets would that be and how deep would I need to dig into the shit? I couldn't find any content of interest on the frontpage so I visited the section dedicated to programming. Top content over there seems to be of roughly the same value (or lack thereof, "github something something SJWs").
- std_throwaway 8y agoIt's like a beautiful lake gone bad where the dead fish swim on top. Sad but true, it's hard to find anything worthwhile even though there is no real barrier of contributing. It doesn't have to be this way but now it is.
- rhizome 8y agoYes, let's all shed a tear for /r/fatpeoplehate.
- std_throwaway 8y agoFree speech also means that others have the right to say the things you don't want to hear.
- bduerst 8y agoFree speech also doesn't mean you get a blank check to cause harm to others, like mobilizing your online community to stalk, threaten, and harass individuals.
- omio 8y agoWow I didn't know it turned out so bad. Even then reddit isn't much better either. Damn the internet has turned into a cesspool or maybe I don't remember it was a cesspool 20 years ago too.
- ghrifter 8y agoWhat are forum and image boards :S It hasnt changed, just instead of a specific domain/website, its just a subreddit. Since reddit basically killed big forums for things (building PCs, certain games like WoW, etc)
- steveeq1 8y agoThats more of a reflection of our society than reddit itself.
- s_kilk 8y ago> closeted