I think the post about RedReader brings up the critical point: Reddit is dependent on its users to create and moderate content for every subreddit.
It would not surprise me moving to only paid access to the API starts a real declining spiral for Reddit. To me this is an implicit admission from the Reddit team that they are incapable of providing a better first party experience than third party clients.
https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/12ram0f/had_a_fe...
I think the post about RedReader brings up the critical point: Reddit is dependent on its users to create and moderate content for every subreddit.
It would not surprise me moving to only paid access to the API starts a real declining spiral for Reddit. To me this is an implicit admission from the Reddit team that they are incapable of providing a better first party experience than third party clients.