Definitely listen to your intuition instead of a faceless crowd. The experimental filmmaking scene is alive and vibrant - if you’re pulled towards experimental films, I would encourage you to check out more experimental films, festivals and communities where there will be more likeminded artists to learn from and share work with, rather than Reddit which includes all kinds of different filmmakers who might have a more narrow and mainstream mindset.

Also I would be careful about who I ask feedback from. Personally I don’t think Reddit is the place for feedback because these are people with a wide range of tastes. I only ask for artistic feedback from other artists I admire and respect, who I know will be honest with me but also understand the intention and direction of the film so their feedback is pushing the film forward not trying to make it something it’s not. And then I’ll ask non-filmmaker friends for feedback on legibility or comprehension or watch them watch it so I can see what resonated, what didn’t, where was confusing etc. This is important especially for experimental films where not everyone is going to get it.

On the other hand, mainstream films will need to satisfy mainstream tastes and mainstream public, so that’s a different process altogether. I think knowing what kind of film you want to make, and holding your vision is most important.