Great answer.

the “somewhere elses” all have their own fucked up problems, like algorithms that optimise for combativeness, and corporate control of various debates

I think keeping this in mind is key. When corporations have full control of these debates we realize maybe we’re wasting our time trying to appeal to their algorithms and should just build a new space without it.

Inherently the new space will be a little smaller and reach less people, but we value that because it gives us a bit more room to speak.