Communism meant that there were equal people and some more equal than others. If you have convinced the right people they got funds to do things. But it is highly burocratic and slow unless instructions come from above. Communism also meant that everyone capable of working must work so they made up many-many bullshit jobs where people just spend time.
It’s a new thing and the discussion about it is hot right now. Reddit was also filled with reddit meta when they pulled the api. It will get old and people will move on. This is how it is