The only useful niche Saidit occupies is enforcing rules of debate. Which isn't meaningful when Magnora has his thumb on the scales of the primary debate: the one between the Alt-Right and the race-denialists, who have power but are about as intellectually respectable as flat Earthers.
I've just tried Ruqqus, and feels much more alive. I plan to focus my participation there henceforth.
I won't stop skimming https://saidit.net/top/?sort=top&t=day yet. The emphasis on headlines with complete sentences is nice, and reflects the more dialectical atmosphere. However, I expect Saidit to decline into irrelevance, since it is not willing to host an open debate with the Alt-Right.
I skim Voat too, and Ruqqus is noticeably more intelligent.
Ruqqus allows downvotes, but permits filtering for controversy, and displays downvote count on mouse hover. I find this a superior solution to Saidit's no-downvote method, because disinfo should be suppressed.
Saidit is headed towards irrelevance as a refuge for Alt-Lite nice guys.
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