I think you're taking the comparison to Reddit too literally. There are definitely problems with Reddit (which is probably why we're here in the first place) but we want to copy the good parts from reddit - obviously not the bad parts.
People usually say "it's X but with Y". Doesn't mean it's literally "X but with Y".
SN should take many queues from Bitcoin... slow methodical purposeful meaningful changes, adaptive fees, limited space, open source, decentralized... Let Papa Bitcoin guide you.
That's actually exactly what we are striving for!
It's our overarching goal to align SN with Bitcoin's ethos yet still make a product the average bitcoiner loves to use.