I don't think Reddit's issue is the cost of operating the site but the pressure to generate bigger revenue for the IPO (or maybe more, a plausible story by whic

I don't think Reddit's issue is the cost of operating the site but the pressure to generate bigger revenue for the IPO (or maybe more, a plausible story by which they could generate big revenue). Of course costs play a part in how much revenue you need, but even in the realm of costs it's probably employees rather than servers that's dominant.