yeah, it's a ridiculous idea that a company that has repeatedly stated in the past that its focus is on the community and 3rd-party app outreach would renege on its mission to foster and support the communities that made it a place with any value whatsoever.

ridiculous

Treating your users well can be very good for long-term profits. The problem is that Reddit is looking to squeeze them short term for a good IPO.

Spez even said this - they're very profit hungry because they're not profitable.

Remember those cool projects that Google did at their height? That's what profitability looks like. Reddit is hungry and has been for a long time.