[kushan2020]

You are quite wrong to think they are panicking. I can assure you they planned and anticipated for a backlash of this proportion. And also came to the conclusion this will be worth it.

[jtriangle]

That affords reddit inc. with quite a bit more competency than they deserve.

They have made a habit of fumbling and bumbling their way through things like this, and I don't think this is an exceptional circumstance.