The problem with all these communities is they quickly turn into "marketers growth-hacking to other marketers". Just like ProductHunt which is truly a joke now.

The problem with all these communities is they quickly turn into "marketers growth-hacking to other marketers". Just like ProductHunt which is truly a joke now. The irony is the discussions always stress so much about solving a problem and all that. Then the submissions are all garbage sites. I think in 2018 there is room for a much more private community without upvote/downvote/ranking and with stricter limitations about posting links and stuff. Basically take away the problematic incentives and create a discussion focused community. You could just list the submissions based on time like the old school forums.