It's already better than Reddit so your first sentence is bullshit. I think you mean popular and I just have to say to that: Being popular isn't necessarily good. Just look at Reddit.
So you can stop asking us to come back, Spez. It ain't gonna work.
Counter, I don't want a reddit clone. Reddit made my anxiety flare, I was too addicted to it, and it was way too toxic. I am here because it's not like reddit.
We also did try to change reddit with the protests, and it did nothing, so I'd say changing it from within works less than a spinoff, if that's all you classify the fediverse as.
Sorry, this opinion is way too unpopular to even justify it being on the "unpopular opinion" community. Now have your downvote (that fortunately thanks to lemmy isn't tracked or otherwise impactful to you personally. Unlike on Reddit where it would be a permanent stain on your accumulated online life achievements) and be on your way sir and/or madam.