Terrible type system, terrible standard library, terrible compatibility and lack of many features

All of those things are by design

That makes it even worse.

Life is like a long running tv show. Some previous seasons were awesome. This one sucks but I have to stay around to find out what happens next.
Doesn’t matter how bad it currently is, the curiosity to see which twist it pulls next is stronger.

Reddit lives from user engagement. Even bad ones mean ad view = profit.
So the best protest is not to use it in any way.