I’ve seen a number of threads where regular people are discussing this and it seems plenty of people are just confused, didn’t know it happened, don’t know what

I’ve seen a number of threads where regular people are discussing this and it seems plenty of people are just confused, didn’t know it happened, don’t know what an API is, or are rolling their eyes at the mods for unilaterally hijacking subreddits on a long bet Reddit will allow 3rd party apps again. Mods aren’t exactly popular on Reddit as it is. They are not exactly community leaders / established representatives that people are familiar with. They are just the guys locking threads and deleting your comments etc. People also claim it was democratic since a few sub ran polls. The WoW subreddit ran one in the middle of the day and it got a few thousand votes before they closed it. The subreddit has 1+ million subscribers. So you can understand why some people were caught off guard. The cultural difference between powerusers and the average Reddit user is probably pretty different (HN isn't representative either). Protests are fun, you get to stick it to the man, but most people just want to read some stuff while on the toilet. They aren’t that engaged. r/nba closed it during the last game of the finals, the most popular time of year on the sub. People have already migrated in droves to other subs like r/nbadiscussion.