I've no idea who approved that pos. It actually makes it harder to discuss anything on what's supposed to be online forums. That translates to lost revenue, imo. Even Imgur comments are easier.

My latest gripe is that they're breaking the "back" button for no useful reason.

the less people talk the less annoying manual problems they have to deal with (i.e. moderation). Its cheaper when users just "like".

Try using one of the few alternative front-ends like Teddit or Libreddit

Apollo.

Doesn’t really work on desktop.

I’ll get crucified for saying this here, but you could run it on an M1 Mac

The experience is quite poor, especially considering that the app does not work well on anything larger than a phone.