I don't believe GP is debating whether Reddit is popular. People will put their "content" on whatever platform appears "free" and easy to use.

I know, but is any social media not run top down? I don't see the issue with it. They pay for the servers. Maybe we are expecting too much?

Reddit is really good at getting people to remove content for free. That's the distinction IMO. They give mods power to remove things they don't like in exchange for removing or reporting illegal stuff that would otherwise be impossible (?) for reddit to cost effectively manage.

Maybe but they sell it as something different