In my experience most of the people that want reddit alternatives can be split into two camps: those that want to be able to say naughty things unchecked by mod

In my experience most of the people that want reddit alternatives can be split into two camps: those that want to be able to say naughty things unchecked by mods or admins, and those that want to go back to the "good ol' days" of early reddit. I belong to the later camp, and I suspect the grandfather post you're replying to does too.