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Voat's problem was that it became VERY political very quickly. Hopefully we won't see that happen again, but I'm sure some of these substitutes will end up that way.
I have a feeling in reality most of them will die out, but enthusiasts (especially tech enthusiasts) will keep one alive, sort of like reddit in the early days.
As I remember it, VOAT's userbase essentially got taken over by Neo-Nazis and/or nazi sympathizers. I thought it was great that reddit had competition and then that happened.
It also appeared right when Reddit started cracking down on ultra-right-wing stuff. I'm sure that didn't help.
This time is power-users/tech people that Reddit has alienated, so it'll be interesting to see how that influences some of these replacements.