So with all this #reddit stuff, here's question:

Reddit had almost 2 decades to figure out how to monetize it's platform in a way that didn't fundamentally destroy its value. Apparently they still haven't managed it.

So in light of the #fediverse, maybe it's just the case that the reddit 'model' never could have succeeded as a profit driven company, since it's so unusually reliant on volunteer run and moderated communities that seem to be at odds with a larger changes toward profit for the platform.