It's more like, compulsive contrarianism.

Oh yeah, everyone else is gonna STOP using reddit? Well we're just gonna double down!

Well, to be fair, Conservatives see an endgame to make Reddit conservative hell-hole and to re-appriate like Twitter. The opportunity for them to have the cover of legitimacy of an established brand while forcing their regressive politics. I have to give them credit -- it's a bold move and hopefully it won't pay out

Yep. They're scabs, crossing the virtual picket line.

We deep throat the whole boot.

That's how you get boot herpes...