They want moderated spaces. Joining the space means trusting/obeying the moderator. It's a small-scale social contract between participants and mods. That's what justifies Reddit's existence. It's a very common human need. There is no way around it. Users can always adventure outside moderated channels but everyone likes and will go back to the peace of mind of a ruler. Let's just hope the ruler is only ruling inside that environment. 

In Nostr, you can have a Moderated Community OR a public chat. User's choice.