Why does your community exist? ⏳

I’ve noticed something odd about Digg...

it’s easy to search for communities, but hard to know why they really exist.

There’s no pinned story, and little connection to intent. Early founder purpose shapes a community and right now this is lost.

I want a place where founders can share why their community exists next to their username, and for us all to have a single place discover those communities whilst engaging in conversation with the founders.

I thought a thread could help here, documenting why you made your community and prompting that conversation. If enough of us contribute it could be a little Digg time-capsule for the earliest communities on the platform.

I’ll start, this is why I founded:

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Goodbye to fall-asleep finance.

I’ve worked in banking and interviewed hundreds of people about their money habits. I’ve seen the divide: those who fall into bad habits or suffer in silence because money feels dull, and those who, even in unlikely circumstances, make it interesting and put it to work for them.

I want to attract wallet wizards and penny packers to share the fun, hidden, and insightful sides of money. This community is about cutting through the superficial and making space for real stories, meaningful trends, deep conversation, and the questions you’re too afraid to ask friends or family.

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You probably have a side hustle, almost everyone does.

I spend time in startup circles in Australia and notice a gap between what people share online and what actually happens. Most online advice focuses on tips, clicks, and stats.

The messy, sweaty, human part? Often forgotten. What it feels like to start, fail, and push through. The unpolished story behind a company, a little lifestyle business, or your grandma’s secret to extra pocket money.

This community is for capturing that real side of building value, to meaningfully engage with other side hustlers whilst accelerating your own journey.

How bout you?

I’d love to hear what you care about and join more of the earliest communities founded.

Why did you start it?
Where are you trying to steer it?