[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":612},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-21157066":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":47,"post_text":50,"what":51,"said":89,"maker_in_thread":224,"shape":232,"grid":236,"attempts":574,"same_week":575,"maker_shows":43,"maker_hidden":604,"reader_version":605,"card":606},"21157066","Able","an alternative to Medium","title","Show HN: Able – an alternative to Medium","https:\u002F\u002Fable.bio\u002Frhett\u002Fthe-new-able-editor--596ha6x","able.bio","new_here",1570193211,2019,248,134,140,2195,7,"notable","web_saas","blogging platform","web_app",[24,21,25,26,27],"medium alternative","developer blog","job board","markdown editor","debated",0.071,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},15,22,2,13,52,{"idea":37,"design":39,"privacy":41,"execution":44,"performance":45,"pricing":46},{"positive":38,"critical":38},6,{"positive":40,"critical":33},4,{"positive":42,"critical":43},0,1,{"positive":42,"critical":42},{"positive":43,"critical":42},{"positive":42,"critical":33},[43,48,49,42,42,42,42,43,42,42,42,48,49,49,49,43,48,48,48,49,42,42,49,48,48,43,43,40,49,43,43,40,49,48,48,43,42,48,43,49],3,5,null,{"problem":52,"audience":63,"pricing":73,"motivation":80,"time_to_build":50,"stack":85,"openness":86,"stage":87,"team_size":88},{"value":53,"source":54,"evidence":55},"Writers want a place to publish and be discovered without Medium's paywalls and changing terms","maker",[56,59],{"id":57,"by":11,"text":58},"21172870","Agree that everyone should have their own site but we just want to create another corner on the web where you can read and write interesting, well presented content and find jobs…",{"id":60,"by":61,"text":62},"21172336","thedudeabides5","Great. 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