Left after RiF went down. Stuck with Lemmy, mostly because my consumption of useless doomscrolling was in need of a reduction. Still here, even if lemmy does have a stark difference in user interaction compared to Reddit.
This place is slightly less toxic overall, and I think that's worth something.
Your first suggestion is not possible for a significant percentage of people, from a US perspective. The infrastructure is not there for public transport. Walking to your job everyday is a foolish suggestion, for anyone not within a reasonable mileage of their home.
Sparrow. Aka: Captain Yak Sparrow.