Re:Voat Is Shutting Down
by 236dev on Monday December 21, 2020 @08:04PM
(#25501722)
I think they would be kicked off whatever fund raising platform they use pretty quickly.
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Re:Voat Is Shutting Down
by 29083011397778 on Monday December 21, 2020 @08:31PM
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At which point wouldn't they switch to BTC? Agree or disagree with who Voat is and what they say, but I can only assume at least one coin exchange would be willing to do business with them.
Re:Voat Is Shutting Down
by sfkdjf9j3j on Monday December 21, 2020 @08:57PM
(#25502038)
In the comments (which I don't recommend reading, they're full of extreme racism), an apparently regular user says they tried getting donations before but it's never enough to last more than a few months.
And again we come to the conclusion of the only real use for cryptos- moving money when no one wants to touch you with a 10 foot pole otherwise.
But to the moon, right!
I agree, this doesn't make sense to me unless this person is not good at business. I mean, why not at least try to sell it to parler.
Re:Voat Is Shutting Down
by crocodiletears on Monday December 21, 2020 @10:18PM
(#25502486)
I don't think Parler would want it. Parler's a mix of traditional neoconservatism, and MAGA culture. That represents a sizeable portion of the US population.
Voat's content is by reputation alt-right, and bald-faced fascism. It's the fringe of the fringe, and the type of content that gets you cut out of payment networks.
Re:Voat Is Shutting Down
by hombre_fatal on Monday December 21, 2020 @11:09PM
(#25502747)
You vastly overestimate the value of Voat and the zeal with which anyone wants to buy it.
Though, speaking of business sense, I don’t see why Parler would want Voat. They already have their own community. If they saw business value in a forum system, they would just build it.