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[–] shutupdonny 3 points 2 points (+5|-3) ago  (edited ago)

I find this very pretentious, and I really hope most people on Voat don't feel the same way. I understand why registering is restricted for now, but I look forward to the day when Voat is open to more people. What I don't look forward to is older members acting holier than thou because they were here first.

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[–] BuddyLeeDontPlayNSt 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago  (edited ago)

May I ask why you find it pretentious? I didn't mean to make it sound like that. I meant it in the sense the smarter users got out of Reddit befor it went crazy and came here. Anybody else(I.E. the crazies we don't want here) came a bit too late and can't register. I just think that if Voat can have smart conversation instead of pandering and karmawhoring, it will be a much better place. And personally I feel like making registration invite only will only help with making quality posts here.

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[–] shutupdonny 1 point 3 points (+4|-1) ago  (edited ago)

I don't think the average person on Voat is smarter than the average person on Reddit, nor do I think people here don't pander or karmawhore. I'm getting sick of Voaters circle-jerking about how smart they were to come to this really cool new club before the doors were closed, and how much better it is than that other club where the losers are. What if they closed the day before you joined? Would Voat be better off? I wouldn't know, but probably not.  

Ironically now I feel like the preachy/pretentious one. I'm out of my element.

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[–] Confusion 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Jumping community isn't about intelligence, it's about how much shit you can take before you get out. Changing communities is hard, and I got literally in the door when sign ups stopped. If anything, the crazies were first to jump ship here, we have all the "Hate" communities that were kicked off Reddit.

It's isn't about intelligence. It's numbers. Crowds are dumb. People are smart. And because Voat is so small, every comment, upvote and downvote has importance and impact because it isn't washed away, so people comment smarter.