I created Groundbreakers because something about the last 9 months on Digg felt special — like a bunch of people showing up for the same unspoken reason: to build something good, something different.
Now that the site has gone public, it feels like that energy’s already getting a bit lost in the noise. Not blaming anyone — growth changes things — but I’ve already noticed more heat, less heart. And I guess I just didn’t want us to lose what made this place feel alive in the first place.
This isn’t about “we were here first” or any kind of gatekeeping. It’s more like trying to keep a little corner of what made the beta great — curiosity, good faith, and that sense of shared purpose.
I’m not even totally sure what this space will become yet, but it felt important to make it — just to see if that original spark still connects with people.