That's the thing though. I don't really think we could and that's why it's not the the most useful thing to focus on. Like I said, the internet is a much different place than it was back in 2010 during the Digg v4 rollout. For every user that cares about 3rd party apps and how Steve Huffman behaves, there are 100 that just browse reddit for memes and and maybe whatever fandom they are a part of.
I just think there are two growth mentalities we can have. One is "How do we replace reddit" versus "How do we build something awesome that people will join naturally". I'm personally just... done with reddit. I care much more about what cool things we can build here.
Edit: That's not to say I haven't been glued to my screen watching all this blackout drama go down though. As the ceo famously said, "Popcorn tastes good".