Was there a catastrophic event similar to the Reddit API change that led people to flock to Reddit? Or was it the appeal of the format?

For reference: I started because my friend was browsing Reddit in class and it seemed like something to do. I’m not sure if I represented the general population

What did you like about Apollo? I used ReddPlanet instead. I wasn’t going to pay for Apollo before I could figure out what I was getting and that I would like it. ReddPlanet had everything I wanted and payment was cosmetic and supporting lupeski.