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Extremely toxic, as usual.

https://q3k.org/u/0a15b5ec655a7153e7c37ee5062da48c57196af3f0...

I totally respect the "Anyone is allowed to post anything, even if it's toxic". but when that's all the site is, or if I can't easily ignore it, it's not usable.

The core audience of a forum set the culture. The core culture of voat were people angry they couldn't post their racist shit on Reddit.

It's pretty toxic overall, though there are better and worse communities there depending on what you look for. Something political or social will make Breitbart look sane, whereas something topical (like a gaming community on the platform) is usually a bit less extreme.

It was started as a refuge for sub-Breitbart conspiracy theorists, and continues to decline.

Voat's been having some downtimes but otherwise it's alright. You'll need to to pick and chose which subs you subscribe to to avoid the more abrasive elements. Subs like /v/justgrowit are pretty good and I'm trying to make /v/radioastronomy good.

You gotta be the change you want to see.