The other point for me is that reddit has been getting shittier long before the API change. Forcing you to use their crappy app when you just clicked a link on mobile, all this weird avatar and award stuff. The weird chat that got bolted onto their message system, yet keeping the two seperate?
There’s no way I will pay for that.
Unfortunately there are many people who simply don’t care. People got used to apps being crap and many don’t even understand the fundamental concept of using third-party clients.