It was a community built by a former Reddit backend developer, Deimos. He also built the subredditsimulator subs and automoderator, and is looking to purposefully cultivate an online community that avoids some of the common pitfalls, mainly:
- Gravitating over time towards low-effort, lowest common denominator clickbait.
- A culture of lawful-evil trolls who "follow the rules" but are ultimately assholes who ruin the vibe.
Personally I love what he's done with the place. It's small, but it's big enough and I find that the quality of comments is far better than what you might find in most corners of the internet. I've also got a few invites if anyone wants to check it out.
Also the Tildes app is astoundingly good for what the developer is calling an "alpha".
You can have it fast, good, or cheap: pick two, and unless you're bankrolling the developer you've already chosen cheap.