And I think people here post for sharing purpose. There is no karma whoring, no motivation for it!
At the begining I was missing the 10k coments on top posts, but now it feels cosy and familiar to have few coments, it gives you the oportunity to also share your opinions
I went through the oficial app to check how r/pics is, for exemple.
It doesn't even show on the search bar. The only way to go to the subreddit is by searching on google.
They are hidding the protests. As for the content, it seems it has decreaded. I don't enjoy it as much. Right now I just lurk on some subreddits, but do not intereact (I refuse to contribut and create a new account).