Hey there! I am Rich, maker of Failory. I was 100% inspired by IH when building Failory. I love Indie Hacker interviews and I am really active in their community :)
No problem with that!
I thought it was Indiehackers until I saw this comment and checked the domain
I mean, the name and everything indicate a much, much stronger emphasis on failures.
The design's definitely a ripoff, true
The design's is one of those standard templates that 90% of new sites appear to use (my estimate). Wouldn't call that a rip off, just not very creative. But then again, hiring designers to come up with something completely new isn't cheap.