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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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[–] BuddyLeeDontPlayNSt 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I mean, if they closed before I joined I would still follow. From everything I have seen, Voat is very much like 2009/2010 Reddit when it comes to conversation and content.

I'm not trying to circle jerk here, but I legitimately feel as if Voat is giving me better conversation. And this is coming from a Redditor since 2009/2010. This platform just feels natural compared to what you see on the front page of Reddit. From what I've seen, I'd say 50-60% of Reddit has become corporate pandering to folks. I don't see that here yet(hopefully never).

I agree with you though that with time Voat will get Karmawhores and corporate shills, but I really hope that Voat will be able to combat these types of people by the time that Voat gets big.

Thank you for your response!

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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.