Not really. Indeed, I greatly prefer them to all the youtube videos people post. The content is hit or miss on both, but written pieces can be digested several times more quickly so they do not waste nearly as much time when they are crap.
[–] Armpit_and_Ass 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
I've been bitching about it for months now. @some_guy_in_ri is by far the worst offender, though there are a few others. He finds bullshit nature/water-drop-on-a-leaf pictures, or stale, recycled memes from two years ago, scales them horribly, and rehosts them on his shitty blogspot. (Yes, he has a wordpress, too.)
Voat's Domain search is disabled for reasons unknown (and has been for some time), or you could see who submits the most from a given domain. There's no valid reason to do this when so many free image hosts exist. The only possible explanations are
>inb4 spam is free speech
[–] TheBuddha 1 point 6 points 7 points (+7|-1) ago
Many of the submissions are lies and the goats editorialize the headlines to make them say what they want to hear. Free speech is enjoyed by the sane and crazy alike. Voat is their haven. I don't find it frustrating, but it often makes me curious as to the human psyche and some folks willingness to believe anything.
It's just what happens when folks are allowed the liberty to speak freely. Just like the liberty to own firearms will result in firearm deaths, so too will people use free speech to say irrational things or lies. It's just a function of freedom.
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[–] TheBuddha 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
So many factually incorrect things get hundreds of votes. I've even gone in, commented, and had the submitter admit it was wrong - and people still voted it up and did things like make comments about how the principle was still sound. I started voting just about six weeks ago. Yeah, I went a long time not voting. I only vote down things that are factually wrong or unsubstantiated. I have thousands of downvotes now.
It's just a function of freedom, I think. I just vote and move on. It doesn't seem to help, but it may be a sign for others to see.
[–] dooob ago
Idk what's worst, the blogs or people posting a 10min "reaction" type of videos on news. Just give me the raw news or video, I don't want to listen to someone's analysis...