people can sleep on (insert 'hype' strain here) if they want to. That shit puts out the heat.
There is a LOT of good stuff available right here on this forum from the three or four breeders that are "legacy". I don't have beans from any of the new guys here but looking at others testing out their stuff I think the quality of the gear is on par with what's expected here.
I think that lots of these hype strains are all based on LA bullshit. I don't care what those freaks like. And something good doesn't change because some rapper did a different "song" about some new strain. I still haven't tried Blue Dream but I bet it's good. By the time stuff sorts out to the rest of the country they have already moved on and are bashing it in favor of the what the next Hollywood elitist shitbag is posting about in IG.
Not sure if you have thought about the seed-bank thing with a few breeders that are regular here. The Future Cannabis Project and FCP02 have breeders on podcasts just bullshitting and doing dabs. Occasionally they show a plant but FuckYoutube censorship and whatnot... However, they have a seedbank (DAGGA Gardens) where you can buy the beans from those breeders and a few select others.
They don't have the added value of a forum (unless you pay for a membership to something) where the breeders gear is highlighted and reviewed. For me that adds $10-$20 value to a pack of beans right out of the gate because I can see what I have the potential of growing instead of guessing based on some flowery pack description with cut-n-paste catch phrases about dankness and whatnot. You get a handfull of breeders together and have a one-stop-shop for gear grown here.
Just an idea. Not sure if the business model would be worth the hassle or add any value to what exists.