Counter point: Poal has 2 distinct benefits: 1) a significantly more polite user base and 2) a fantastic cultural moray whereby people don't use the downvoat button as a proxy for disagreement or "I don't like that user".

1. That's basically the opposite of free speech since they brand or ban dissenters, 2. People vote as they see fit and if it was an election, wouldn't that be considered interference? Then there's public knowledge of who downvotes, you really think that isn't designed to intimidate people from downvoting their content? How is that free speech?

Unfortunately it just isn't as content dense, and 1/5th of the content is day late reposts from Voat. But yeah, I'd like to see some of their civility rub off here (not holding my breath).

So you're a snowflake, got it.

No matter what, I don't understand the hate. Poal is really only 1 or 2 degrees different from Voat anyway. I don't see the utility in shit-talking a site that should be seen as an ally with a different flavor.

You're not understanding much of anything. Poal is not 1 or 2 degrees different, it's almost the exact opposite. Here, Putt will own up to his mistakes and short comings, and reverse what he did to piss off the masses. Over there they just pressure you to leave for calling them out, if not outright ban. Then you wonder why there's no content. It is the epitome of hypocrisy, they left here because Putt banned a bunch of old respected Goats; then turn around and pull the same bullshit over there, minus any apologies.