This is the first time in a really long time that I've seen someone that is interested in ethereum clones. As far as I know, Ethereum clones no longer get attention anymore even the famous ethereum classic is widely neglected these days
There are indeed lots of other altcoins that could potentially outperform ethereum but right now ethereum is still the second highest cryptocurrency and until that is changed we can not say that it is being ignored or neglected. A lot of investors are still very much interested and are using ethereum as one of their sources of income.
Well, Goodluck in your pursuit.
While I think ethereum still has more to itself, clones in general face a lot of challenges. One being not having much users. Most people would just prefer to use the original version instead of a ‘copy’ of it. It might also face some more security concerns which again is not very attractive to investors.
Read the Link in the Original Post "The Argument for Cloning Ethereum".
Basically, the Reason You would want to Clone Ethereum would be so that You could Clone Smart Contracts that exist on the Ethereum Clone, and make them Cheaper and more Accessible to People Near You. You wouldn't make an Ethereum Clone and make it "Better", I see where You might be Right in some ways because in the Past the whole Thing was "No one should make Regular Clones of Ethereum, any Clones should have Changes to the Code", hence, Ether Zero and Other Clones that included Changes to the Blockchain in ways that were making a kind of New Thing.
What I am suggesting is that we make just the same Thing as Ethereum, but make it Local. We could call this the Justin Sun, TRX, Model. That is what TRON kind of Started as, it was an Ethereum Clone, and First it was actually an Ethereum Token. TRON was an Ethereum Token, and it grew, so they made it an Ethereum Clone, but they used Java so it was Easier for Everyone, then they made instead of Miners, Super Reps (SRs). So Tron is a Famous Ethereum Clone that worked out and the whole World knows about TRON, Especially in the Spanish Speaking World, TRX is all over the Place, like Binance.
So what You would want to do is like that, the same way You can Copy Smart Contracts from Ethereum to Tron Chain, You want the Smart Contracts to go on Your Ethereum Clone. Then You would want to get Everyone in Your Region to Start Mining it, and Buying it to use, You would want Local Kids to Learn about it from their Friends at School and Things, and in 10-15 Years You might be something like the Biggest Company in Town, ingrained in all the Schools and Local Finances.
So there is Plenty of Reason to make Your Own. Though it would be Hard to Beat ETH, I don't think that should be anyone's Goal. Everyone should just be making ETH Clones because Gas Prices are too High for New Users. So... Let's Start our own Local Chain. That is basically the Reason. And we kind of then say that ETH is Sophisticated Enough and we do NOT need to make Changes. And Clone it.
I will be when I can. I already have Tested it. But I need Better WiFi and Things, and a Mining Pool First.