You are not alone. Isn't it strange how systematized interactions have counterintuitive effects on the outcomes of those interactions?
Be that as it may, I've long been skeptical of claims that gamified soc-nets allow important information to rise to the top. From what I can observe these systems seem to split singular loosely-aligned large groups into many cultural silos of mutual reinforcement.
There's a lot of useful information contained within Reddit, not just memes, celebrity worship, and porn. I'd like to see decentralized alternatives flourish.
clisp is a popular implementation of Common Lisp. Many of us also appreciate sbcl, Lispworks, and others. I can't say much about Clojure, other than it's not a Common Lisp implementation.
RIP :(