At the same time, subgroups are what differentiate us from any other socialist community I can think of. I like having a space like /c/gardening where there's political comradery outside of a political context. My mycology and horticulture goals are deeply intertwined with my politics and the plant/fungi subreddits are apolitical spaces where discussing that sucks. Radicalising someone along the lines of their employment is much easier than getting them interested in economics or history first.

I think those will really pay off around 50k subscribers. c/main would be a nightmare by now so it's starting to become more beneficial than detrimental, but when we get to 1-5 posts per day with 5-10 comment engagement on them then they become breeding grounds for interesting discussions you wouldn't see in c/main. If we're to attract more people the selling point needs to be better than shitposting. There are still decent socialist subreddits with shitposting.