I kept reading of this so I went and had a look. It’s a bit worse than usual, and I saw the Doordarsh posts, but nothing else: this isnt a catastrophic end, it’s just continuing on its slow decline as it has already bean for a while now.

Ah fuck, back to the drawing board!

Step 1: Announce very unpopular changes Step 2: Ignore backlash, go through with the plan Step 3: Predictably, lose users and advertisers Step 4: ??? Step 5: Why advertise on reddit?

Gain a monopoly, get users addicted and reliant, then change the rules of the game and hope they stick with you. It’s happening now because of the economy for sure, but it’s not like it’s surprising.