How a Community Poll Exposed the Fear, the Ego, the Manipulation and the Extinction of the Old Guard

11 December 2025
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11 December 2025
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How a Community Poll Exposed the Fear, the Ego, the Manipulation and the Extinction of the Old Guard

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  • 1. What actually happened, without filters
  • 2. David's"methodology": the art of panicking in full view
  • 3. The public anti-fast buds coalition (the dinosaur squad™)
  • 4. Reality check: our work vs their work
  • 5. Why they really hate fast buds
  • 6. The final message

What Actually Happened, Without Filters 

The story starts simple. A journalist launched a community poll to choose the best breeder of 2025. We loved the idea and supported it fully. We encouraged our community to take part, we brought good energy, transparency, and genuine enthusiasm. Our growers showed up massively, hundreds across platforms, all real, all excited.

 

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Some of the votes form our community on Discord.

 

But somewhere along the way, the “fun community poll” stopped being fun. Because when the votes started piling up, overwhelmingly in our favor, the tone changed. The rules started shifting. The panic started spreading.

 

Growmies, not bots.

Growmies, not bots.

 

And by the time the final results were posted, it was painfully clear: We didn’t lose a poll. We got scammed. A poll we supported in good faith turned into a backstage favor exchange. A supposed celebration of the community became a masterclass in insecurity and manipulation. We came to vote. They came to rewrite the ending.

 

Growmies, not bots

Growmies, not bots.

 

So no, we're not here for polite statements. We’re here to tell the truth. And if that truth makes certain people uncomfortable, perfect. Because someone has to say it.

 

"That's Our Voice" by Overdope on Discord.

David's "Methodology": The Art Of Panicking in Full View

Halfway through the poll, David proudly presented the numbers like a man confident in his own process: Fast Buds: 900+ votes. A lead so large the rest of the chart looked like a rounding error. Then someone began to sweat. And suddenly, David discovered a brand-new rule:

“Only people who used all 10 votes should count.”

 

Growmies, not bots

Growmies, not bots.


A rule:

  • Never mentioned
  • Never required
  • Never shown
  • Never even hinted at


A rule made specifically to make the uncomfortable reality disappear. This wasn’t methodology. This wasn’t refinement. This wasn’t science. This was reality-editing, a frantic attempt to protect bruised egos by pretending the votes simply didn’t exist.
If calling our voters “bots” helps someone sleep better, then we invite him to also acknowledge this: Fast Buds’ community outperformed every single one of his favorites combined.

 

poll results

Poll "results".

The Public Anti-Fast Buds Coalition (The Dinosaur Squad™)

Now let’s address the part David didn’t mention: the part that turned this situation from manipulation into comedy: The public, shameless conspiracy to stop Fast Buds. Capulator, magically ranked #3, posted:

“Vote for anyone but Fast Buds.”

 

Growmies, not bots.

Growmies, not bots.

 

A sentence that should be printed, framed, and displayed in every museum of insecurity. Then came reinforcements: CSI Humboldt, David’s #2, joining in. A parade of “legends” who haven’t innovated since fluorescent lights were cutting-edge. Night Owl and others dropping likes like breadcrumbs on the extinction trail They weren’t hiding it. They weren’t subtle. They were loud, emotional, transparent.

 

Screencaps of what was going on.


It was less a conspiracy and more a public tantrum. Their message:

“Fast Buds is winning. Someone stop this.”

 

meme

How the situation looks like!

 

"Not a Bot" by Overdope on Discord.


Why? Not because their genetics are better. Not because their work is superior. Not because autoflowers are flawed.
But because:

These breeders CANNOT handle a future where autoflowers, especially ours, outperform their decade-old crosses and recycled narratives.

 

Growmies, not bots

Growmies, not bots.

 

Whenever someone grows faster than they do, they yell “white label” like a broken alarm siren. It’s not an argument. It’s a reflex. A pacifier. An emotional support slogan. Because deep down, behind all the noise, they know:

Fast Buds is evolving and they’re fossilizing.

 

Growmies, not bots.

Reality Check: Our Work vs Their Work

The question was: Who is the best breeder of 2025? Let’s answer with facts:


FAST BUDS: ACTUAL WORK OF 2025

  • Stabilizing autos to F8 levels
  • Massive selection programs across continents
  • Over 250 lamps dedicated exclusively to pheno hunting and seed work
  • Breeding in two hemispheres, year-round
  • Serving hundreds of thousands of growers worldwide
  • Breaking global potency records
  • Improving elite lines EVERY generation
  • Scaling autoflower innovation at a level unmatched by anyone in the poll


Now…

 

Growmies, not bots.

Growmies, not bots.

THE DINOSAUR SQUAD WORK: 2025 

  • Capulator: orbiting the same strain from 2018 like a satellite stuck in low creativity orbit
  • CSI Humboldt: running the same cuts with the same stories like a ten-year rerun
  • Others: full-time autoflower critics, part-time breeders

Autos aren’t catching up. They’ve already passed them. And nothing terrifies a dinosaur more than evolution.

 

"We Vote For Fast Buds" by Overdope on Discord.

Growmies, not bots.

Growmies, not bots.

Why They Really Hate Fast Buds

Let’s stop pretending. They don’t hate us because of “white label.” Our breeding facilities are public, documented, and filmed. They hate us because:

  • We were dominating the poll
  • Our community is massive and hyperactive
  • Our genetics outperform their stagnation
  • Autoflowers are no longer inferior, they’re superior
  • The industry is shifting, and they are not
  • Their relevance evaporates the moment growers judge real 2025 work instead of 2013 memories

 

Growmies, not bots.


They didn’t expose us. They exposed themselves:

  • Their insecurity
  • Their jealousy
  • Their desperation
  • Their coordinated hate
  • Their fear of innovation
  • Their dependence on manipulated outcomes


We didn’t need to do anything. They did all the work for us.

 

growmies, not bots

Growmies, not bots.

The Final Message

So let’s end this with a few notes:


To Capulator:

Thank you for the publicity. You brought us more supporters with one sentence than some breeders bring with entire product lines. And since you love talking about our breeding work:
We formally invite you to visit our facilities. We’ll even cover your flight, in case your innovation budget hasn’t kept up with inflation.

 

Growmies, not bots.

Growmies, not bots.

To CSI Humboldt:

Thanks for confirming publicly what we’ve known for years. When the #2 joins an anti–Fast Buds mob in broad daylight, the story writes itself.


To Night Owl:

Thanks for pointing directly at who feels threatened by us. Your likes tell the story better than your posts.

 

Growmies, not bots

Growmies, not bots.


To David:

Thank you for demonstrating, in real time, how flexible a poll becomes when your friends aren’t winning. Your “methodology” will be studied for years in comedy clubs.


And to the entire Dinosaur Squad™:

Thank you for proving we’re on the right track. Thank you for confirming that our progress rattles your cages. Thank you for making it clear that we’re not part of your circle, we’re part of the future.


Because here’s the ultimate truth:

When your competitors fear you… you’re relevant. When they attack you, you’re dominant. When they try to erase you, you already won. Fast Buds isn’t going anywhere. Autos aren’t going anywhere.

Evolution doesn’t ask permission to replace what can’t adapt.

 

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Kanabeach
Created 12 December
Bonsoir,quelle histoire c’est juste incroyable !!! Je vous remercie de m’avoir encore appris des choses et quelles choses.!!! 🙏 Et à bientôt pour de nouvelles aventures 🤣🤣🤣
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MeadMaker
Created 12 December
David’s addition of a qualification condition AFTER the poll started invalidated all results. You cannot in good faith change a poll condition without a desire to change the outcome. The strains I have bought through Fastbuds grew true to their description (within reason). Only had one dud seed that failed to germinate.
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mftexans420too
Created 12 December
This is epic! Fashion how we Rollz
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Thegardener1966
Created 12 December
It's truly sad when people or companies have to make others look bad to make themselves look good, guess what? Once the truth is found out, they look really bad. Fast Buds rock!
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Piratelin
Created 12 December
I voted for FustBuds and I'm not a bot! Keep doing what your doing FastBuds, because you are the number one and we don't need a Poll to know that! FastBuds community exceeds all the others! I for one will stand behind you and give the middle finger to those egotistical idiots who are just jealous and trying to be self righteous when things don't go their way. It's kinda sad when you think about it. Keep up the great work Fast Buds your a real star that out shines all the others!!!!!!!
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ChrisNbran
Created 12 December
The songs on this post is so dope our whole community is so much above them dudes and we are just normal growers showing out with our bud and standing behind and growing the number #1 breeder in the world we know we won that shit and don’t need there poll to prove that to ourselves happy growing and congrats on our win let’s go fast buds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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master capsel
Created 12 December
bro no one is touching fastbuds these guys know what there doing there biggest critics or stuck in the past and fastbuds is the future.
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513Grow
Created 11 December
I vote for FastBuds! Im not a fucking bot.
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Cj
Created 11 December
Thank you Fast Buds for striving to be the best and consistently improving your genetics i know for myself that your autoflowers are better than these older companies seeds I really appreciate your hard work and dedication
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IndigoMist8
Created 11 December
Fastbuds is #1 because they have proven themselves to me and that's all that matters! Haters gonna hate.
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Daniel Andrade
Created 11 December
When you are good the others will try to bring you down. When you are the best there's nothing they can do. And you my friends are the best at what you do
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Thelocalnursury
Created 11 December
I don't get why these brands try to say that you bought the votes just because when you enter any of their discords, they don't have a fraction of what fastbuds has. There are literally no brands that give you freebies.Unless you win a contest fast buds, they don't care as long as you look like you're skilled grower, inconsistent.They'll send you free seats.They'll show you the respect you deserve.And that's why they have so many followers, not because they're assigning a profit margin to every customer they want to see quality product and want people to share it and encourage their community. I use fast bud seeds when I want to teach people.How to grow autos?I don't mess with any other brands because it's true.Most of them are kind of whack at braiding autos, most don't put as much effort.
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TheStonedCultivator420
Created 11 December
Good Read!! Pure Facts Right There!!
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Gunsmoke420
Created 11 December
Sometimes I feel the whole world is a scam 😕
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Daniel Andrade
Created 11 December
I feel you men. It truly is. But let's keep fighting to make a better place! Let's keep telling the truth!
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