It's definitely been a very interesting situation, in that it's made many of us take a long hard look at what we are with concern to reddit... addicted. I expect some will rail against that classification but make no mistake, these apps / sites are designed to be addictive (iirc they call it 'stickiness').

As well as relentless scrolling throughout the day, I found I was wasting hours feeding into my depression doomscrolling before even getting out of bed. Regardless of what happens next, I'm not installing the reddit app or reinstalling my 3rd party choice (Infinity). Surprise, I'm now getting up much more quickly and starting the day in a better frame of mind.

I wonder how many users they've permanently lost through this debacle?