Is Reddit single-handedly increasing NFT awareness and interest?

I have to admit, while I've been interested in Cryptocurrency since 2011, I never had any interest in NFTs. While I understand what they are and how they work, I saw the digital art NFT market as equivalent to many sh*tcoins. I expected that NFTs tied to physical assets would become the primary use case for NFT transactions.

But once I got my free avatar NFT, I have more interest in NFTs in general. I suppose the avatars have more "use" than mere ownership which helps. Importantly the avatars point to novel uses for NFTs online.

Have others become more interested in the current NFT markets because of the free Avatars?