I seriously considered trying to use elixir to start a new site with similar intentions to hn/slashdot/reddit, but then I did a precursory search of all the legal implications and it seems nightmarish to run a high-volume user commenting site these days.

I've settled on a side project of just editorials that dissect the rhetoric and logical strengths of current stories in aggregate.

I think the next version of reddit is going to have to be on a blockchain or something decentralized and verifiable.

That being said, I really have to give props to the HN team for how well they do their job technically and politically compared to most internet forum sites.

Hi, I'd be very interested to be a part of that... PM if you need more hands

People have been saying reddit is turning into Digg since the very first comment thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/17913/reddit_no...

I think when people say "digg" they mean failure not actually the website digg. And alienating your user base because of your feelings is definitely down the path to failure it definable doesn't endear success.

https://voat.co is one such alternative.

and https://lobste.rs/

The problem with lobste.rs is getting an account.