I think it’s just so much better of a system where you get to pick your interests(communities) and see everyone inputs and opinions instead of a random feed or picking a few accounts to follow and only see their opinions
Is it engagement? Does Reddit really have any less engagement than Twitter or Instagram?
They care about engagement more than user preferences. They don’t care about content you want to see, they want to show you content that makes it hard for you to tear your eyes away, so they can show you more ads in between engagement bait.