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Voat once was very similar to reddit of the past before hoards of reddit users were driven away by strict moderation policies and found refuge in the free speech advocating site that voat is. It reflects what those think who are not allowed to speak on reddit.

Sadly, that beautiful garden is now overgrown by heaps of ugly weeds and you have to dig deep to find the nuggets.

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>and you have to dig deep to find the nuggets.

What nuggets would that be and how deep would I need to dig into the shit? I couldn't find any content of interest on the frontpage so I visited the section dedicated to programming. Top content over there seems to be of roughly the same value (or lack thereof, "github something something SJWs").

It's like a beautiful lake gone bad where the dead fish swim on top. Sad but true, it's hard to find anything worthwhile even though there is no real barrier of contributing. It doesn't have to be this way but now it is.

Yes, let's all shed a tear for /r/fatpeoplehate.

Free speech also means that others have the right to say the things you don't want to hear.

Free speech also doesn't mean you get a blank check to cause harm to others, like mobilizing your online community to stalk, threaten, and harass individuals.

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