I don’t remember what caused the Voat’s origin, except it involved Reddit HQ. And then it went under in 2020.

What’s different about this time and with Lemmy to make it a feasible alternative to Reddit? Is it random chance?

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    1 year ago

    It wasn’t “even allowing racism and stuff”. It was created pretty much solely to be a safe space for assholes.

    Turns out that doesn’t keep the lights running.

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      1 year ago

      The first big migration happened to Voat when fatpeoplehate was banned.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, assholes.

        Anyone that left Reddit just because they couldn’t belittle and demean people online is an asshole.