I've noticed that the vast majority of reddit posts in these communities are extremely low engagement. Most of the comments have absolutely no discussion going on between users. There are usually around 15 - 20 comments in each post of just straight one liner A.I. style generated responses. No response replies, or banter going on back and forth. I really do believe that the entirety of Reddit consists of paid shills, bots, and probably around 2 - 3 % actual real users.

The behavior of their moderators isn't helping matters. Reddit cannot be a financially sound business. Someone is paying their bills for them. Its not hard to guess who.