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the more "tame" subreddits eventually devolve into gatekeeping newcomers, who gets to call themselves a participan of the topic of the subreddit and in the case of subreddits for passive hobbies centered around buying things, the meta begins to revolve around products from specific companies.
These companies often end up getting moderator status and the entire subreddit ends up becoming a marketing branch for their very specific niche products.
The fact that you can look back at anyone's posting history going back years guarantees that they will run afoul of someone, it's not uncommon for mods of certain subreddits to shadowban people who have posted in subreddits they don't like.