After /r/TheDonald was banned, a bunch of right wingers did exactly this by creating TheDonald.win and other sites (including one for /r/TheRedPill), forming the win network. Honestly, the interface was better than Reddit and the site was very active, demonstrating that moving communities off-Reddit is very doable.
Coincidentally, I just became Top Rated Plus (as opposed to normal Top Rated) on Upwork thanks to finishing my first large contract! I'm going to have a mini-party with my wife to celebrate, haha. Upwork dramatically changed my life. I don't care much either way about the fee change, but I get why other people do.
A good friend of mine is hiring engineers who want to transition to providing therapy for digital nomads, remote techies, and such.
His practice actually specializes in therapy and mental health for remote workers and engineers. They provide extensive training and paid certification.
I'll pass you his contact, email me at [email protected] if interested.
Just to be upfront, the pay range he told me is great for therapy work but not impressive by engineering standards.
>Funnily enough, the old.reddit.com view does have a <link> to the RSS feed.
Maybe that's not a coincidence! Aaron Swartz, one of the co-founders of Reddit, was also one of the developers of RSS. Most people already know his story, but for those who don't: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz