(when they aren't being propped up by outside interests).

But that's the thing: It is already being propped up. You leaving isn't even a dent of a dent. All of both KiA's combined could leave and it still wouldn't matter. Because it's already being propped up externally.

You're not wrong that, eventually, ties need to be cut. But equally so, abandoning all these spaces leaves them as pure echochambers. The issue is skirting the line between engaging in those spaces and being able to guide people into the spaces that aren't objectively shitholes. And the reality is, that as much as we might want it to be otherwise, normies aren't going to come here or any other alternative. They're not going to abandon Reddit like Digg was abandoned. Because even if they do know about the issues and even understand, they simply don't care enough.

Your biggest challenge is giving them an actual reason to leave. Because a significant number of people are there. Yes, the people higher up are exclusively leftist, and a significant portion of the userbase is too, but it's also true that an equally significant portion simply don't care about these topics when online. They are the silent majority, and they're not silent because they're biting their tongues, they're silent because they have nothing to say because it simply doesn't interest them. It'd be like asking you about your opinion on species of Bolivian Ants, and unless you already hold interest in that topic, there's a pretty low chance you're going to be chiming in with your opinions on the matter.

We often talk about "a vocal minority", but often forget that even engaging in any discussion in the first place is already a minority activity. The vast majority don't chime in.

And that doesn't even tackle the issue of decentralisation and how hard it is to combat that against people who love centralised platforms.