What are the best ways to reach a large audience online? (crosspost from /s/Activism)

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Feel free to do either. There's nothing wrong with building a site from the ground-up and in many ways I encourage it.

That said, it's important to be realistic. Don't censor yourself from the mainstream just to use an alternative. Not having a voice in the public square is incredibly damaging in the long run.

In addition, compare how difficult it is to build an institution versus how easy it is to co-opt one. It took centuries for Harvard to reach the prominence it has today... SJWs co-opted it in just a few decades.

Same thing with Reddit. It took over 10 years for the site to become the powerhouse it is today, but only a few years for the woke left to take it over from the top.

Build, but don't ignore the utility of entryism into existing institutions, and definitely don't isolate yourself from the mainstream.