Reddit wasn’t always the shining beacon of communities you think it currently is.

You are putting words into my mouth that I did not speak nor do I think; I have only pointed out that there are communities on Reddit that do not have a strong presence here whose absence I miss.

People move and adapt.

While I hope you are correct in this case, this is not always true. Sometimes good things are simply lost.

Activity Pub is a clear improvement over Reddit, and separating from Spez’s incompetence is a bonus.

I agree, which is why I have shifted the vast majority of the time I spent on Reddit here instead.