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[–] Tawm 0 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago 

Exactly, the whole 'downvote = disagree' attitude is a big part of why Reddit became such an echo chamber. People want Voat to be different, but they don't realize that how the community acts has a major influence on how the site works. If people want Voat to be more discussion based than Reddit has been lately, they have to actually discuss things instead of downvoting people for being 'stupid'.

Nobody wants to put effort into writing a comment if they are just going to get downvoated for having an unpopular opinion. As people get discouraged from downvotes, they might start giving up on commenting. This leads to the discussion being dominated by people supporting the popular opinion, and once the only people left are the people who agree on everything, there's not even anything to discuss anymore.

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[–] davydaggers 8 points -4 points (+4|-8) ago 

downvotes are how keyboard warrior faggots like you censor dissenting views. this is what we have to fight against.

you hit the nail right on the head. this is why reddit produces fucking morons who fancy themselves to be intellectuals.

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[–] irishmikov ago 

thanks davy.