it wasnt the same when they used the banhammer on "illicit subs" during trumps first turn, every sub just had political elements in after that, and that was the same time russia started thier trolling, and the bannings began then.

The vibe is still similar in some places. I get a lot out of lurking on some of the trans subreddits for instance. But yeah, anything outside of small niche communities has been enshittified into another Instagram.