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My name is cowshit, and I'm a long-time lurker looking for redemption. Please clap.

Anyways, I've always lurked on various forums for years, but have never found a place that I felt compelled to contribute to. I like the vibe here, and I have high hopes that this platform can provide a civil place to discuss a wide variety of interests and ideas.

Like many I watched /r/all devolve into a tremendous pile of shit. The same thing happened to voat, both have become hyper-focused on a narrow range of views and ideas.

In the gin-soaked words of F. Scott Fitzgerald:

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."

I enjoy history, literature, economics, investing, cattle ranching, good horses, hunting, fishing, and civil discussions with people that I disagree with.

My name is cowshit, and I'm a long-time lurker looking for redemption. *Please clap.* Anyways, I've always lurked on various forums for years, but have never found a place that I felt compelled to contribute to. I like the vibe here, and I have high hopes that this platform can provide a civil place to discuss a wide variety of interests and ideas. Like many I watched /r/all devolve into a tremendous pile of shit. The same thing happened to voat, both have become hyper-focused on a narrow range of views and ideas. In the gin-soaked words of F. Scott Fitzgerald: "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." I enjoy history, literature, economics, investing, cattle ranching, good horses, hunting, fishing, and civil discussions with people that I disagree with.

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[–] cowshit [OP] 3 points (+3|-0)

That's what I like to hear!

I found voat years ago, and hated to watch it's evolution. It used to be a lot like this place. Hopefully this platform will attract a subset of users seeking balanced discussion!

Yeah, I think a number of us have been through this cycle before. Each time we fuck it up in a new way.
And each time we start over thinking 'It will be different this time'.

[–] cowshit [OP] 2 points (+2|-0)

Yea, i'm afraid that it might just be the natural cycle of these platforms. I figured that I didn't help anything by lurking the last few go-rounds. So this time, what the hell, I'll contribute.