"it does seem the mass majority are just finding out"
Dramatic change over the last few years has left reddit a billionaire-owned nazi propaganda factory. It happens. Especially to outdated platforms that have been around too long. This is what billionaires do, they buy and fuck up everything.
It'll happen here, too. It's going to happen everywhere, very quickly, as nazi billionaires take over all media. They literally have nothing better to do.