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by spiderfarmer 1472 days ago
Well, it's probably because:

- you're competing with hobbyists that have the same look & feel

- hobbyists are online when the community is (mostly outside of 9-5)

- members of the community demand custom functionality specific to their interest.

Also:

- building communities is very hard

- they're not easy to monetise

I've built two successful communities in related niches and I'm pretty sure that succeeded because I was young and early. It's not easy to replicate now.