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There are many reddit clones. The value is completely in the communities and not in the technology.

r/all subs like r/pics are completely replaceable, but something like r/personalfinance is an institution that is not easy to replicate elsewhere.

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What are some of those Reddit clones?

Any of them decentralized, so there is no "one ruler" who can close down the thing in the future?

There are reddit-likes on the fediverse (which means they are using the ActivityPub protocol). The fact that a software like kbin works on ActivityPub means that users on other fediverse software like Mastodon (twitter-like) can interact with posts on kbin. Discussion, interaction and discoverability are thus not limited to just the small community on kbin. https://kbin.social/

Here is a discussion by @feditips@mstdn.social on reddit alternatives on the fediverse. https://mstdn.social/@feditips/110476830253102884

I think Aether comes close: https://aether.app/features/general/

>but something like r/personalfinance is an institution that is not easy to replicate elsewhere.

bogleheads?

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