[bombcar]

I'm honestly flabbergasted that with all the nearly-free money flowing around, nobody tried to build a better Reddit without making it both worse and even MORE filled with spam and nazis.

I suspect in general the entire "thing" that is Reddit is on its way out - just like how craigslist killed classified ads and itself may be slowly dying, Reddit killed forums and now is slowly dying, there may be no replacement.

[colinmhayes]

Reddit doesn't make crazy profits, and it's sort of hard to see a way to monetize a similar product without becoming what you're trying to replace.

[bombcar]

Good point - the "open source/non-profit" energies seem to be focused on things like mastodon and simple forums, and competitors that aren't trying for venture capital such as Facebook would just want you to use their offering instead. I suspect for many people, "Facebook Groups" is their Reddit replacement.

[holler]

Currently building https://sqwok.im after years of using Reddit but seeking a better experience for live conversation.

Def not perfect and long way to go but so far it's been fun!