So someone did some math and figured out that the award system was unprofitable somehow?
Don’t know how that works out.
Or maybe they are willing to take the hit because they are embarrassed when posts and comments criticizing Reddit get a ton of awards? (Plenty of people already have a large cache of Reddit coins, so handing out an award is not necessarily paying anything to Reddit at the time of award.)
Young Capybara (v.redd.it)
No one is left behind in an Otter family (v.redd.it)
Reddit is ending Reddit Gold and users are furious (mashable.com)
The website has been knocking it out of the park for popular decisions lately /s...