I don't care about you, don't care about voat or its history. I don't even care about any of the guys I've grown to like all that much.
Think of me as a representative - I gatherer intel for another party and warn innocent people here of the tactics being used to divide them and pit them against each other.
Myself and the people I'm "affiliated" with have seen this same pattern unfold many times - in the beginning it's fruitful and there's not too much commotion. Most people are helpful, friendly and well articulated. The users populating such a place are insightful, intuitive and vigorously cooperative. Then, somehow, it appears to all of a sudden change. Out of nowhere, it's dramatic and divisive users who corrupt everyone else and pit them against each other run rampant, helping to separate people in to different categories and convince them they hate each other. Next thing you know it, the place gets flooded with crazier and crazier theories. It starts off with people focusing way too hard on semetic influence, the users all adopt similar quirks that all have something to do with nazis, they regularly post swastikas and thunderbolts, talk about the fourteen words, and regularly mention violence towards jews and niggers and others.
Next, other weird theories pop up - you've got flat earth/hollow earth, Illuminati stuff (which is seeming more and more of an actual issue these days), aliens, people never having died, and then even other crazy things like that. Well, it usually ends with child porn being posted and the site being shut down or taking on new owners... sort of like the atko and putt situation...
Weirdly, this same pattern seems to pop up again and again in places that get actual work done, that really unite people despite their differences, and seemingly makes actual and effective progress with certain things.
You know, it's just convenient that we're starting to see the same thing unfold on a place like this.
Let me reiterate: I don't care about you, I don't care about most, if not all of the users here, and I don't care about goats or the history of this place. What I do care about is integrity and order. Not to worry though. Don't think there aren't contingencies in places.
On the contrary, kev, maybe it's you that shouldn't speak too soon.
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I don't care about you, don't care about voat or its history. I don't even care about any of the guys I've grown to like all that much.
Think of me as a representative - I gatherer intel for another party and warn innocent people here of the tactics being used to divide them and pit them against each other.
Myself and the people I'm "affiliated" with have seen this same pattern unfold many times - in the beginning it's fruitful and there's not too much commotion. Most people are helpful, friendly and well articulated. The users populating such a place are insightful, intuitive and vigorously cooperative. Then, somehow, it appears to all of a sudden change. Out of nowhere, it's dramatic and divisive users who corrupt everyone else and pit them against each other run rampant, helping to separate people in to different categories and convince them they hate each other. Next thing you know it, the place gets flooded with crazier and crazier theories. It starts off with people focusing way too hard on semetic influence, the users all adopt similar quirks that all have something to do with nazis, they regularly post swastikas and thunderbolts, talk about the fourteen words, and regularly mention violence towards jews and niggers and others.
Next, other weird theories pop up - you've got flat earth/hollow earth, Illuminati stuff (which is seeming more and more of an actual issue these days), aliens, people never having died, and then even other crazy things like that. Well, it usually ends with child porn being posted and the site being shut down or taking on new owners... sort of like the atko and putt situation...
Weirdly, this same pattern seems to pop up again and again in places that get actual work done, that really unite people despite their differences, and seemingly makes actual and effective progress with certain things.
You know, it's just convenient that we're starting to see the same thing unfold on a place like this.
Let me reiterate: I don't care about you, I don't care about most, if not all of the users here, and I don't care about goats or the history of this place. What I do care about is integrity and order. Not to worry though. Don't think there aren't contingencies in places.
On the contrary, kev, maybe it's you that shouldn't speak too soon.