This is an article by Cat Valente during the Twitter Migration, discussing the cycle of enschittification and the history of social media.
We found it very perceptive and helpful when leaving Twitter, and I think people leaving Reddit may feel the same.
Beautiful rant, and quite powerful too. Not much else to say, except that we won’t stop creating new places for ourselves till we finally get to keep them, irrespective of those who keep trying to destroy our communities.