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Alternative Tech Forums

Users ask for and recommend online communities, forums, and discussion platforms as alternatives to Reddit, Hacker News, and similar sites, frequently mentioning lobste.rs, tildes.net, and Discourse-based forums.

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t1lthesky • Nov 8, 2018 • View on HN

By online communities do you mean hacker news/reddit, places like that?

cgoecknerwald • Aug 5, 2018 • View on HN

Are there any online communities you can recommend?

blueflow • Feb 18, 2025 • View on HN

You could go to reddit or the fediverse.

jacquesc • Dec 8, 2012 • View on HN

http://lobste.rs seems like exactly what you want. It's a good community, give it a try

hasperdi • Aug 25, 2025 • View on HN

Any pointers which forums do these people hang out?

mkayokay • Apr 24, 2025 • View on HN

Maybe there are subreddits or discord servers about your topics

Dracophoenix • Jun 19, 2021 • View on HN

Any good alternatives? I know of tildes.net and lobsters.rs from others.

ajvs • Nov 29, 2020 • View on HN

Honestly forums are your best bet. Discourse-based ones are especially popular.

B4TMAN • Jan 1, 2018 • View on HN

Are there communities beside reddit/HN/SO?

raydev • Oct 10, 2018 • View on HN

There's a place called lobste.rs but it's unfortunately invite only. Seems relatively active.