I loved Reddit, and I still love Reddit. I love so many little communities. And although I am persuaded that the fediverse is the future, I would go back in a heartbeat if it managed to regrow a soul. I happily paid for premium back in the day.
Plumstead in sunny SE London. (But then everywhere is sunny.)
Take it to the media!
Some are doing just this. But most mods, like most users, don't know much about the fediverse, other than that it exists.