For me, reddit became a far too cynical community, and I saw that with Voat as well. The main reason I stopped using reddit was how disdainful it was of anything genuine. Especially recently, the only comments that were visible (at least in the defaults) were short, often hateful or sarcastic quips. I felt like this was changing me into a more cynical person myself, actually reducing my ability to genuinely enjoy anything outside the absolute reddit mainstream or game of the week, and I didn't like that.