I'm curious what you think is so marvelous about it. What sets this apart from, say, Reddit or HN? The idea seems to be displaying "conversations" as a tree. You don't need a new platform to do that.
And this one: https://www.hellolyra.com/about?page=how-lyra-compares
The points which are most blindingly marvellous are a) control over your audiences and your news feed and b) a respect for language and words, which comes across in lots of different places in the interface.
Seems like a neat project, though.
Can you please give an example of how Lyra encourages a respect for language and words, when it is not moderated?
I'm trying hard not to be rude, as I respect anyone who produces their own platform, but as I see it, the only thing that makes words extra important in Lyra is the fact that it doesn't support images and other media.
And frankly, the UI is clunky af!
Lyra isn't aiming to move into Reddit's space. Reddit is a machine for sorting strangers' comments by interestingness.
The UI is constantly improving; can you tell us some specific issues you have so that we can look at them?
We are basically saying: your words are important, and we won't hide them.
Another massively important way in which we value language is that we don't build tools for the viral spreading of clickbait into our platform.
Moderation is a separate issue from whether you respect language or not. Lyra is carefully designed to be harrassment-proof without the need for moderation. We do this by prioritising people rather than online spaces (like forums or subreddits).