Voat Is Shutting Down

Re:Voat Is Shutting Down by gerdesj on Monday December 21, 2020 @08:39PM (#25501915)

"It’s embarrassing but it’s true, I just can’t keep it up. I’ve tried meditation, I’ve tried prayer, I’ve tried reaching out for help. Some solutions worked for a little while but nothing has remedied the underlying issue. No matter what I do, I simply just can’t keep it up. I expect most will be disappointed and let down, while others will just point and laugh. So be it, it’s a problem every man like me will face at some point."

I know absolutely nothing about voat but the bow out post is well written and heartfelt.

Clearly the intention was for something better but the piranhas and xChan int al turned up. The funny thing about free speech is it needs to be policed.

soz/lol etc

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Re:Voat Is Shutting Down by JasonFruit on Monday December 21, 2020 @08:58PM (#25502047)

> The funny thing about free speech is it needs to be policed.

I can't agree with that — 'policed' and 'free' are really practically opposites. I wonder if a better formulation is "free speech needs to be parented": that is, subjected to social pressure by people who have the maturity to exercise their freedom with wisdom.

If I could figure out how to encourage communities to develop in ways that encourage parenting, rather than subjecting them to imposed policing, I'd have a potential product on my hands. I haven't got that figured out, though.

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Re:Voat Is Shutting Down by Brian_K_White on Monday December 21, 2020 @10:17PM (#25502476)

Heartfelt and well written?

"I know I’m going to get a hundred PMs from all of Voat’s hottest girls (Voat has some hot women, fact) with tips and tricks on how to help me keep it up."

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Re:Voat Is Shutting Down by xeromal on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @12:34AM (#25503245)

Yeah, he sounds kind of like a jokester but it was a fun read. Feels way more genuine than any of our "incredible journey" hangups

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Re:Voat Is Shutting Down by Brian_K_White on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @09:29AM (#25506552)

those are trying

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Re:Voat Is Shutting Down by StavrosK on Monday December 21, 2020 @08:51PM (#25501987)

That's actually a thinly veiled erectile dysfunction double entendre.

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Re:Voat Is Shutting Down by excitedleigh on Monday December 21, 2020 @08:52PM (#25501997)

idk, the first three paras are pretty clearly an erectile dysfunction joke. It continues:

> One thing is true though, while I kept it up, it was glorious in many ways. It was the hardest[…], it was the biggest[…], it was bulging[…], it was throbbing[…]. It’s so great in so many ways that it has a list of haters who will be extremely aroused by this post.

> I know I’m going to get a hundred PMs from all of Voat’s hottest girls (Voat has some hot women, fact) with tips and tricks on how to help me keep it up. […]

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Re:Voat Is Shutting Down by tootie on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @11:43AM (#25508171)

I'm pretty sure voat turned out exactly as he intended. While "Free speech" is laudable goal, he wanted a platform that allowed for racism, conspiracies and threats. I don't think he wanted only racism and conspiracies, but he wanted them to be allowed to flourish alongside and within mainstream conversation.

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