Follow up on Mirage.talk
Posted by Hotpossibility8793@reddit | RedditAlternatives | View on Reddit | 15 comments
Hey everyone, about two or three weeks ago I posted on here about a site I had begun using, much like the old reddit. Mirage.talk The post got removed because I needed to give people invite codes, so I asked to people of Mirage and they gave me one of the developers links that you can click on and enter that way. https://mirage.talk/signup?ref=Anon-Pavones
There was a lot of Interest on here, and they are gaining users from Instagram and Twitter also. The number of users has actually risen above 1300. I personally love it, and tend to only use reddit to interact on football/Arsenal related things
Mirage is built around the kind of things people in this sub look out for, old reddit style format, less noise, more control over what you see, and most of all self-moderation. No email, No phone number, No personal info. If you click the link you get 12 word seed phrase(you need to save this otherwise you might forget and lose the account) You can opt in to use 5 'agents'. You can use it anonymously, sign up without giving email or personal info, and get started with just a seed phrase instead of going through the usual account setup stuff. That alone makes it feel much more open and less intrusive
Noone is there controlling what you post, or what you comment, you can create any 'topic' you want that you are interested in and it won't get removed. If you don't like something YOU block it from your feed. Don't like a User YOU block them from your feed. There are the agents that you see above, one of these I really like called the safespacebot. It changes how something is said, in this case you dont see any nasty comments that are inevitable. I've put examples from the users there
[This before and after the 'SafeSpaceBot']()
It's built around rewarding actual participation rather than popularity. Upvotes, comments, and posts all matter because they help you earn MIRAGE, and that reward system isn’t just based on who happens to upvote you. From what I understand, the token is meant to be useful inside the platform, it can be used for subscriptions, username reservations, higher limits, and upgrades. So participation has a real purpose beyond karma-like vanity metrics.
What I like most is that it feels like a Reddit alternative focused on use, not just scrolling. The anonymous setup, the low-friction onboarding, and the fact that users can earn something by contributing all make it feel more practical than a lot of the other options I have used.
Again, I will leave links to their
Twitter. https://x.com/getmirage
Official Page https://mirage.foundation/
FAQs https://mirage.foundation/faq
So you don't have to take my word for it, you can do your own homework. If you like it below again is the link you need to click to get access and that's it. They tend to give 'subscriber tier' to new users, so if you do join, make a post so thats given to you. Hope to see some of you there!
Plus-Ad-7983@reddit
Oh, it's Blockchain based.
Nah thanks.
MelonCakey@reddit
Thank you for the warning. What a terrible system.
Hotpossibility8793@reddit (OP)
Really? Why do you think so?
MelonCakey@reddit
Blockchain/crypto anything is ripe with scams and pump and dump schemes. It attracts people who just want to game the system for the currency and nothing more. It doesn't matter how nice you dress up the intentions. That is what people will try to do.
Any system that gives more leverage to one group of people is going to be inherently flawed. Those people can propel topics, people, features etc that they like - and have influence against what they don't. And any owner or admin making money off users in a system like this would never change it to be more fair, because then they lose their gravy train.
This is probably the worst attempt at an alternative that I've seen in this sub, but at least the name fits.
Hotpossibility8793@reddit (OP)
Fair enough. Mirage says the platform is free to use and that subscriptions are optional, with benefits like skipping proof of work, reserving usernames, and higher limits not mandatory access or control over discussion. The whole design is meant to avoid one admin or one site owning everyone’s identity or the network itself. I understand why 'extra vote weight' raises eyebrows, but it’s not intended as a way to buy power over the platform. The basic experience stays free and the monetization is optional rather than ads or data which for me is far better and a lot of people complain about those type of sites
Hotpossibility8793@reddit (OP)
The token is for optional features like subscriptions, username reservations, skipping proof-of-work delays, and higher limits. It's something you get for participating in general
mr_bigmouth_502@reddit
Reddit itself is already too much of a popularity contest as it is. This sounds even worse in that regard.
PrincessImpeachment@reddit
Mirage is full of racists and slurs against literally everybody. Yeah, they have the “anti negativity” bot or whatever that softens comments, but you still know that some nasty stuff was said. I was on it for a couple days and then dipped. Annoying to see racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic, and misogynistic comments nonstop. Like, just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
Hotpossibility8793@reddit (OP)
Fair concern. Mirage is built so people can participate anonymously without giving up personal info, and the moderation tools are there to reduce the exact kind of spam/slur pile-on people are worried about. Many people in here look for no moderaters or have problems with moderation so this your option. I block any post like that, which aren't too many in general to be honest and enjoy the rest that it has to offer
AcanthisittaThink813@reddit
Is this legit before I click on links
deport_racists_next@reddit
If you have to ask...
Hotpossibility8793@reddit (OP)
They joined up so🤷🏽♀️
Hotpossibility8793@reddit (OP)
Yeah definitely, I wanted to avoid that thought last time, but I wasnt allowed to use invite codes, so I included as many images as possible and links to the official site this time.
deport_racists_next@reddit
OFFS
Not another one that requires an instruction manual and a wall of text to explain itself....
HARD PASS
Just stop with your bullshit spam and tell whoever you are shilling for no one is interested in another overcomplicated epiphany of the hacker that threw this together.
💋
Hotpossibility8793@reddit (OP)
It's literally the easiest thing in the world to set up, I wanted to give people as much info as possible beforehand. If that's difficult for you well....