Are you using 64bit or 32bit version of cygwin? A lot of people are reporting 64bit having similar issue with 0b/s and switching to 32 bit version made it work. Try that and let me know how it worked out.
Going on about 24hrs of no sleep... gotta try to make it another 12 hrs before I can let myself fall asleep or my sleep schedule will be even more out of wack.
Sorry for the late reply (I had no idea about this subreddit). If you haven't already, I would suggest using Chrome browser.
Once you've opened the app, hit the overflow menu button (three dots on the top right), and select "Request Desktop Site". This should force Reddit's desktop page to appear.