I left reddit completely when they started taking over subreddits if the mods refused to stop their protest. I think subreddits are created by the mods, maintained by the mods, and simply hosted by reddit. In a moral sense (but not in a legal sense) the subreddits belong to the mods and I couldn't support reddit's new policy by participating in it.

Lemmy is way worse than reddit, simply because it's so small. I used to participate primarily in subreddits for obscure video games, blogs I liked, and other niche interests. None of that is here yet. Even my guilty pleasure, AITA, isn't here yet. But the only way to change that is by participating here myself, and in the meanwhile I spend a lot less time just browsing random stuff which is a win for my productivity.