It's also a common pattern of communities on sites to "declare it dead" at the first occasion of frustration

Yeah I saw this on saidit months ago. s/mde and s/cringeanarchy died within weeks of making the transition. People aren't very patient.

People have a short fuse and little patience, probably justifiably so, after having had their trust abused so many times. Often times, people who say that they oppose censorship really only oppose them being censored

Totally agree and I almost left saidit when I got the vibe from the admin here that they were going to be just as censorious as reddit but it seems like they adjusted. I didn't want to put in a ton of time just to have the DAR community destroyed again.

Often times, people who say that they oppose censorship really only oppose them being censored.

True but some censorship is necessary in the form of modding but that should be at the community level not the site wide level. If you don't like the decisions mods are making you can make your own subs or petition them to change. You can't normally successfully petition admin or easily make your own social media company.

They have no issue with implementing precisely the same sort of censorship that drove them from the previous platform they abandoned out of censorship

I pray that doesn't happen here. I really like the reddit layout and don't want to get too far away from it. Voat isn't enough like reddit in feel and look IMHO.

There are definitely people who seem better morally and ethically equipped than others to not abuse the powers vested in their position as moderators or site staff. Most seem to quickly go from near free speech absolutism to being little tyrants, Napoleons in the making, as soon as they receive an inkling of influence or power over others.

Unfortunately many who seek out powers are the exact wrong types to wield it.