When I started using reddit about 7 years ago, it was a bastion of intelligent, sometimes irreverent community discussion. But with things like this, and the recent talk of "segregating" communities which reddit "wishes didn't exist", its become a very different place. The mass logging of users by a certain segment of those users is extremely troubling. It actually makes me watch my words, and where I comment. The path they're going is having a chilling effect on speech right now.
Its an awful shame, and what's crazier is that in their zeal to make a safe place, they're enabling shaming and bullying on a massive level. I don't even think the SJWs behind this even comprehend what they're doing.
Reddit will fall. And where the people go, the SJWs will go also to yell at them. How will Voat handle them when they eventually come?
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[–] MrBlueSky 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago (edited ago)
I am ACUTELY aware that every time I click I am costing the the voat admins money, and they have no money.
This scares me.
This is why we are in 'invite only' mode..at least in part.
I want to post, comment upvoat etc but .... what is the cost? I know I am not paying apart from my pathetic attempt in producing content.
I want VOAT to succeed but I fear MONEY may kill it in the end?
[–] Broc_Lia 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
They have enough money to keep going for the moment, and they have several interested investors. Money isn't the immediate problem. The invite only mode is to keep numbers manageable while they scale up their infrastructure.