[arkitaip]

Product Hunt isn't a real community as it's a very explicit marketing platform, hence the pats on the back, astroturfing, etc.

[thojest]

Turtle (https://turtle.community) is similar to Product Hunt except that the focus is on dev tools and that we aim to build a real community.

[sky_rw]

As somebody who has suffered through "networking events" I can assure you, what you described is a very real community.

[a0zU]

It can still be a real community even with the marketing aspects.