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It's funny that this news is sparking talks of a reddit exodus, when way worse stuff that they do like monetizing all your data and privacy isn't met with much outrage.
They're basically trying to offer a Patreon/OnlyFans option which makes a lot of sense as a monetization strategy and doesn't even seem that scummy if the subreddit creators themselves are opting into the format.
Most of the terrible stuff Reddit did only affected a tech-literate minority, at least knowingly. Most users didn't use 3rd party apps so they didn't even understand what the uproar was about, and we should know perfectly well people don't care about their privacy.
In contrast, this change is likely to affect day-to-day habits of at least some people.