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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.
There is also an inherent kind of entitlement that people have. Putting the lack of visibility of privacy on the totem pole of priority, people like free things. When you start to charge them for an objectively worse service, you tend to piss off your user base.