I don't have any objective metrics, but I've been using Reddit almost daily for 13 years. The front page content quality fell off a cliff after the API shutdown

I don't have any objective metrics, but I've been using Reddit almost daily for 13 years. The front page content quality fell off a cliff after the API shutdown. Or, rather, it is now very apparently appealing to a different demographic than what I feel I represent. I see stuff like "rate my photo" "am I ugly" and "am I the asshole?" dominating the front page. It's incredibly vain and lacks meaningful insight. The only reason I still use Reddit is out of habit. I am closing the tab faster, and feeling worse about my time spent, with each passing day. Prior to the blackout I was relatively bullish on Reddit's IPO because I felt they had a lot of room still to squeeze their userbase, but now I am not so sure. I don't know what problem I am looking to have Reddit solve for me anymore. I am very thankful for HackerNews. :)