For niche topics yes, Reddit is 1000x the size of the fediverse. In terms of smart commenters and debates, not so much.

I’m not saying there’s a lot, just a lot more than Reddit.

Well, the smart people left Reddit.

Really? I’ve seen Lemmings are much more competent, way higher debate ability, far less disinformation. Also I’ve seen this 10x so far in a month: “sorry, you’re right”. Almost never saw that on Reddit. And I’ve had to say it many times too.