especially where Reddit are banned in some countries like China and Indonesia

Sorry for disappoint you. But, normies don't know what is Linux about? hell even higher than average tech-savvy people know little bit Ubuntu as a Linux.

they want to crackdown vpn as well

lack of content and engagement are the main issue and Youtube reign top because of that

not everyone want to pay though

just begin with site:reddit.com test for brave search and it still works

begin with site:reddit.com test is much more accurate to get reddit search on brave search tbh

just begin with site:reddit.com test for ddg and it still works

I use Jackett to reduce dependency on specific sites

don't rely on one desktop OS too much. diversity is the best.

don't rely on one OS too much.

Amount of users matters a lot