I'm glad you're sticking it out, an alternative to reddit is definitely needed and if everyone jumps back now the bulk of the drama is over (for now) then we're never going to see one.
I hope this place flourishes, even if that means I'm going to have to remove my lurker mindset that I've built up over the years.
So much this, if nothing else the blackout gave us a first step into a fresh... fediverse.