[fkyoureadthedoc]

And this belief is based on what exactly? If you think critically about this, it stands to reason that the impact should not be small if it's worth it to Reddit to get people off of 3rd party mobile apps and put eyes on ads in the first party app.

[dylan604]

If they didn't want to support 3rd party apps, then that's a decision they are allowed to make. It sounds to me as if that's the decision they want to make but don't have the moral fortitude to make out right. Instead, they've tried to make the API unappealing for someone to want to use. In the end, it is the same result. So just because they are putting a very high price tag does not mean that's the actual cost/worth, but just a number they put out to scare people away.

As contractors, we have the same option to us by responding to a request with an outrageous fee that you think nobody will pay so you can avoid having to actually say no.

[Demmme]

Oh I can even believe that this fucked up CEO is just a liar and knows exactly that the API pricing will kill apps of and just does it on purpose.

But he will be the person to increase revenue anyway.

Because he can now say that whatever app survived this is now paying for it instead.