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Re:Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation by stale2002 on Monday July 31, 2017 @11:52PM (#14897775)
Because some people LIKE to come across differing opinions.

Some people prefer having an open marketplace of ideas, where they can be challenged, and come across opinions and ideas that they wouldn't otherwise in real life.

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Re:Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation by Sohcahtoa82 on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @09:44PM (#14907220)
Absolutely, but I think you're being a bit naive. I like to hear different opinions (I like that /r/ChangeMyView is a thing), but there's a difference between reading a different opinion and reading "Kill yourself, faggot".

If you advertise being a place of COMPLETE free speech (Like Voat), you're gonna get assholes that think free speech means having a place to be an asshole.

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Re:Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation by stale2002 on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @02:02PM (#14913047)
And some people have a thick skin and are fine with others insulting then.

Places like 4chan are fairly popular, even if the discourse is often mean. Sometimes things can be so mean that it is simply ridiculous, and therefore funny, and therefore not really insulting or offensive.

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