There are multiple alternatives to Bitcointalk. Here are a few examples:
bitco.in/forum,
forum.bitcoin.com,

r/Bitcoin,
r/btc,
And the very many other Bitcoin/Crypto related subreddits.

Hell, there's even the many Git repos of Bitcoin related projects or the dev mailing lists or Slack/IRC channels if you want to be technical.

You even mentioned wanting to fork Bitcointalk a few days ago, well here's the software. Or maybe you'd prefer this one.

The truth is that the majority of people are on this forum because you can't earn money from any of those alternatives. I absolutely welcome the idea of those people, those only here for money, fucking off and moving to another forum to spread their shit. I sincerely hope that the merit system is a step towards this.

I think that people who say this say it because it's convenient. You have a million and one other options for conversation, if that's what you really want - but it's so much easier to complain about moderation, or the systems in place on one than actually try to be a part of the other. Right?