This is an issue I've spent a great amount of time trying to address. Like at this points its multiple thousands of hours. I cannot even quantify the mental anguish I've spent on it. I still don't have a complete answer I try everyday to tread that line and its not as easy of one to tread as you would think. I started this thinking it would be easy and it fucking is not even close to easy.
The answer is when you see someone trying to use their voice to censor an opinion you can either let them shout them down or you can step in. When its right or wrong to do that is a hard call to make.
I can understand the frustration. I'm unwilling to doxx myself but I have a reasonable amount of experience with this problem that spans a long period of time on the Internet.
The problem with Voat appears to be almost zero involvement from management directly, which allows various groups to organize and fill the proverbial "power vacuum". To the uninformed passer-by, this can be misconstrued in many ways - such as silent approval of their activities. It's certainly a unique catch-22, but one that I see going outright ignored by Voat.
At this point, it's pretty clear to me that Putt has gone Galt and moved onto other things, I can't say I blame him.
My guess would be if you know something about this, then you can understand my frustrations. I'd love to have a conversation about it with you I really would. Perhaps you might have some tips for me. I won't be giving up anytime soon.
Today I'm mourning the loss of a friend. So I'd rather have that conversation tomorrow.
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