I moved to Voat because of the censorship and full-blown SJW ideology on Reddit.
When I first started, it was amazing.
Now everytime I post I am downvoted like crazy. As we all know, I don't care about the downvotes, but rather, the racism and other views that seem to dominate every sub now.
To be clear, I am all about free speech. I support the right to write racist (or whatever) comments.
However, what scares me is how the majority of Voat seems to now agree with some of these views. It is very suspicious and it was not this way before.
To me, it was done on purpose. Reddit is full swing SJW. Voat started out moderate, but now it is just another extreme.
Think about news. It's either extremely conservative or extremely liberal. It's as if 'they' don't want you to have any moderate news source. Why?
It keeps people divided. It keeps things emotionally motivated. And it gives you a false sense of what's really going on.
So, in this Internet culture, you can now be offended by everything, or on the other side of things, you can blame everything on minorities.
In reality, it's all much more complex than that.
The conspiracy is that Reddit (or whoever controls things) let Voat prosper as long as extremist views were promoted. Moderate news will make people think and care about each other. We have to keep hating each other!!
I hope I'm making sense. I'm venting because voat was my last hope. If you don't believe me, check my post history.
I now believe that free speech is really gone. Sure, say what you want, but every online tactic has been made to silence you.
So here I am. Back on the conspiracy part of Voat, just like I was with Reddit when it all began.
Edit: there is still good on Voat, but I have a prediction that will continue to fade. And I don't think it's just a matter of it getting bigger
Edit 2: I honestly learned a lot from this discussion. I am glad most were respectful and I definitely am thinking a lot.
I realize that I do have a lot of up votes in my post history, but I spent nearly on this summer on Voat. I noticed the shift recently and have not commented as much and have deleted stuff. So sorry if that is misleading
A lot of people tell me I must be the change. Agreed.
A lot of people said they felt similarly. That's nice to know I'm not alone.
Thanks for letting me have a voice.
As 017c explains, "It feels a bit too sudden and too organized.
The amount of UK slang and the fact that every website links to UK nationalist party also makes me a bit suspicious. The again next general election is years out. Maybe a organized push of right with groups in Europe in general? Or a false flag operation?
It just feels all too sudden and too organized to be just people switching from Reddit to Voat."
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WxGH0STxW ago
If you feel this is not a bigger problem out in the real world then you need to turn off your machine and venture out into the world. The problem your saying exists here is ten times worse out in reality where this stuff leads to senseless violence and destruction. I think we all need to improve the real world and places like this will follow since it's user's that dictate what is here, and users come from the real world. All of this being offended is designed to keep us here arguing instead of making real change in the real world. Quit letting the distractions achieve their goals. Be the change you want to see in the world and encourage those your close to, to do the same. To quote John Lennon, "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one".
polkadotgirl ago
But can one argue that our reality is not virtual? Don't people now spend most of their time with some form of technology ?
I have a job where I can work with people and I do everything I can to change the world.
I believe in the power of writing. One way I enjoy 'changing' or challenging things is discussion. That is why I posted here.
I'm not giving up but I can't do it alone.
WxGH0STxW ago
Not arguing your point, was just trying to point out that we can't expect our words to change everyone to our viewpoints and need to have less weight in faceless words and more weight in physical actions which can influence people stronger than written words. Even spoken word can have a larger impact than written words. And please don't feel that I'm not in agreeing with your original post, just trying to provide an alternative view to it. We can't have freedom of speech if you can't except that some people are going to have barbaric and different views than you. If you want your freedom you need to respect others freedom and learn to surround yourself with people who share your views and not those you don't like or agree with. If you believe control is the answer to not being offended, maybe you should ask the people from the former USSR how that worked out. The price of freedom is more than just the lives of young people.