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Update 2023: RIP REDDIT FRONTENDS! You are sorely missed. Unfortunately, Reddit's greed killed your short - but incredible - usefulness as a privacy-respecting frontend. You basically now cannot expect to be able to browse Reddit in an anonymous, manner, except maybe via Tor browser.
So, how does kzimmermann access reddit? Via RSS, and using the old.reddit.com interface instead. Add .rss to the end of the subreddit you want (ex: old.reddit.com/r/linux/.rss) and add it to your favorite newsreader. You can browse the site via a CLI browser like elinks and this way read it from the command line.
The frontends below are now basically rendered useless due to the 2023 API change. Information is for historical purposes only. You can thank /u/spez for it.
Teddit
Teddit is a lightweight frontend that closely emulates the "old" interface of Reddit, and that does not require Javascript to work. You can browse subreddits, search for posts and enjoy a peaceful experience without any ads while sticking to a sane interface design.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to save favorite subreddits or do persistent customization besides choosing a theme yet, but it's still a great way to browse through Reddit anonymously. The instance ecosystem is still very small as of January 2021, so instance blocking can still be an issue.
LibReddit
libreddit is another new lightweight frontend that presents a more "modern-looking" interface closer to Reddit's current one, yet without requiring Javascript to work. It's written in Rust, and feels very fast.
Usability-wise, it is pretty similar to Teddit (you can substitute reddit.com with your instance's address and it should be pretty seamless), so it's probably a close race unless you prefer the newer Reddit interface in which case libreddit is a closer alternative. The ecosystem of available instances is about the same as Teddit, and not a lot of options exist yet.
Xeddit
An aggregator page that returns the front page results of Reddit as a proxy, but does not attempt to proxy any of the posts themselves (they open in old.reddit.com).
I'm not sure why would anyone choose to use this over the much more complete Teddit ior Libreddit, but it's out there if you need it. The project seems kind of dead (latest commits from 2018)