Haha, we're used to not being mainstream, but we're also known to be OS evangelists! So I think not being siloed and isolated is important.

Putting up with Reddit's bullshit isn't worth it for me personally either! I have, in fact, just deleted my 12 year old Reddit account in response to those changes. However, I also think that the mods are probably feeling a sense of responsibility to their community too. Like if they just jumped ship, Lord knows what kind of lackey Reddit will replace them with. I am sure watching your community turn to shit under an ineffective mod would just be devastating, and then to have THAT become the first thing a "mainstream" user would see due to the power of Reddit's branding and Google's existing search priorities is just the worst.

Hopefully, the Fediverse flourishes and becomes the it place to be and Reddit will slowly fade into obscurity just like Digg. I know I already feel pretty comfortable here!