Ask HN: What is going on with Reddit right now?

There's just so much drama going on between the upper management of Reddit, past and present. What exactly is going on? It's quite disheartening to see such behavior among professionals.

See the threads below:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/3d2hv3/kn0thing_says_he_was_responsible_for_the_change/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3cs78i/whats_the_best_long_con_you_ever_pulled/cszjqg2?context=3