> Lobste.rs is basically dead compared to HN — largely because it’s an HN clone. My outsider opinion is that lobsters is dead because the sign up process is de

> Lobste.rs is basically dead compared to HN — largely because it’s an HN clone. My outsider opinion is that lobsters is dead because the sign up process is designed to keep people out. I appreciate there's also the network effect of people coming here because people come here, but I for sure would visit lobsters too if I could participate without having to know a friend to get past the velvet rope