Well you didn't donate any money, but you donated your content and your time, especially if you were moderating. As a Reddit user they pretty much own you.

Spending time on a thing is really no different than spending money on a thing. Everybody's time is worth something.

Everything you donate here goes to supporting a community, everything you donate there goes to lining fatcat pockets.

Same. Never gave refit Reddit a dime during my 12 years there. Signed up for the patreon on world couple of days back.

Same for me, never paid a dime for Reddit Premium (any time I got it it was only by getting gilded) and I feel much better donating here!

Jerboa vs Connect?