I obviously have no data to back it up, but I too suspect that third party app users post, reply, vote, and otherwise interact a disproportionate amount. Not on

I obviously have no data to back it up, but I too suspect that third party app users post, reply, vote, and otherwise interact a disproportionate amount. Not only are these users likely to have been big reddit users in the first place, but apps like Apollo are designed to put these interactions in the forefront of the experience and make them as smooth and frictionless as possible. Contrast this to the official site/app, which are instead designed to keep you jumping from post to post without dwelling for too long, but are also designed to sell junk like NFT avatars. Reddit might continue on with business as usual after the API rate change goes into effect, but I believe the average quality of content and comments (which was already trending lower) will fall through the floor. There's no incentive for invested users who put more thought and effort into their posts to stick around.