Just type about:blank in your browser, and you'll get what you're asking for ;)

I thought the whole point of LinkedIn was getting a job, but that would run afoul of #7. You can ignore the rest of the crap on their website.

Stack Exchange sort of tried to do this. It never seemed to get off the ground.

IRC has existed for decades.

If by some miracle someone managed to create this, and a critical mass of people somehow discovered it and used it, at some point they'd burn out, sell it, and it would turn into the same shit that we see everywhere else.

Seriously. We need some kind of federated replacement. Who is building this?

what exactly do you want this for? I think HN satisfies all of these (#2 - HN has a mid 90's aesthetic)

I feel like Github became this in the last 10-15 years.

Maybe that's what the new Friendster should be

How much would you pay for this?

LinkedIn is a cesspool, but it’s almost worthless to me without the recruiters.

They’re basically the only reason I’m there.

> 3. That only developers / engineers / tech folks can join

Is at odds with

> 6. That doesn't have a bunch of fake "linkedinmaxxing" garbage content

Almost all of the shit-tier AI-generated AI evangelism has been from "tech folks" connections. It's all the exact same content.

Can you create it?

Except for #2 I think you're looking for Hacker News.

You’re already looking at it, buddy.