Right, which is why I can understand it as a “just in case…” type thing, but I really haven’t seen anyone all that upset about it, not to the point where they’re threatening violence against Reddit staff (which wouldn’t make sense anyways, since this is clearly a decision made by the executives, and not regular employees).
Strange times.
I imagine he personally is under immense pressure right now, and that probably isn’t doing too well for his decision making. It’s either that or this guy really just doesn’t like the users that would be enabling a very large payday for him and their investors. Makes no sense either way.