[brucethemoose2]

There is 3rd option: mass adoption of teddit instances:

teddit.net

It uses the free "unofficial" API like Nitter or Invidious. So users can use Reddit without it being awful, and deprive Reddit of their over zealous ad revenue without actually leaving Reddit.

[jwestbury]

I think this depends on how reddit handles anonymous access. Even if someone took the approach of sharding calls but combining the results into a single interface, I suspect it would quickly catch reddit's attention and cause further changes.