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This article about unbundling Reddit made the rounds recently https://latecheckout.substack.com/p/the-guide-to-unbundling-reddit https://latecheckout.substack.

• alangibson 6y ago
  The unbundling concept is making the rounds through the 'indie hacker' community. I've heard it mentioned a few podcasts recently. It'll be interesting to see what business spring up in the next couple of years that chip pieces off of Facebook and Reddit. I wonder if in a century we'll understand the economy of the Internet as constantly oscillating between concentration and decentralization.
  • ZephyrBlu 6y ago
    I think the communities that will be 'unbundled' are the ones that want to get away from memes and foster a more discussion-orientated community. All other content gets drowned out by memes eventually, which is a real shame.
  • dredmorbius 6y ago
    That concept traces back to unbundling Craigslist, from 2010: https://thegongshow.tumblr.com/post/345941486/the-spawn-of-craigslist-like-most-vcs-that-focus https://thegongshow.tumblr.com/post/345941486/the-spawn-of-c... (That's been submitted to HN but with no traction to date: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=spawn%20of%20craigslist&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...)
• cblconfederate 6y ago
  There is definitely space for unbundling reddit. The key is, you have to give something of value to that specific community to lure them over. Solely copying a subreddit won't do