Re:Ask HN: What are some of the best Reddit alternatives?
by keb_ on Thursday June 15, 2023 @05:21PM
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> https://www.4chan.org/
I don't browse it anymore, and there are some really terrible boards, but if you can sift through a lot of the nonsense and memespeak, there are a lot of interesting folks on there with nuanced opinions or knowledge on more obscure hidden gems of your interest. There have been some valuable knowledge dumps there in the past, and a lot of boards have a dedicated wiki/pastebin full of great information.
Re:Ask HN: What are some of the best Reddit alternatives?
by esxhan on Thursday June 15, 2023 @10:59PM
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You should also try https://spyke.social
https://lemmy.ml/ (https://join-lemmy.org/) : ideal reddit replacement
https://www.tiktok.com/ : from a purely entertainment value. This is number one. I was on TikTok last year and it was basically the only entertainment site I visited. I actually did not visit reddit last year - it felt like day old news since so much (entertainment) content was coming from TikTok.
https://mastodon.social/ : I need to get use to Voices/People first over actual story. Reddit (HN) was always article/story first. Probably why I never did Twitter.
https://kbin.social/ : good reddit replacement.
https://flingup.com/ : I quite like this one as a reddit replacement.
https://www.instagram.com/ : created my first acct here. Not sure what to expect. Seems boring and fake.
https://tildes.net/ : invite required: requested one - still waiting... but feels like if reddit and HN merged into one.
https://www.4chan.org/ : actually surprised that normal categories exist. I always thought it was just one giant cesspool.
https://9gag.com/ : lots of ads, tracking but captures the meme-aspect of reddit.
RSS Feeds continues to be my personally best (and tailored) solution.
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https://www.quora.com/ : did not like.
https://hive.blog/ : looks nice but do not like the crypto/payment aspect of it.
https://imgur.com/ : Will not let me browse while using a VPN. Bah! Fail.
https://non.io/ : pay to interact. I think many (like me) don't post enough to justify paying - when other sites deliver so much more.
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I may start looking at BBSes again. What's old is new again...
I have been on IMDB for a couple of years. Writing reviews, creating lists, taking polls. Just saying there's a ton of stuff out there if you're looking to fill downtime.
https://the-federation.info/ : good place to find Fediverse sites.
Many of us (especially me) stopped looking for a while. We find one thing and stick with it. Reddit serves as a reminder that there are 'plenty of other fish in the sea'. Let's go fishing...