They are hoping people start "forgetting" like they have about twitter. I'm of the impression that reedit's core users are too stubborn and too involved to let this slide. At best this trigger a vote of reddit's board and they oust the idiot that is responsible, and we can hope for a better stance from the next one. Realistically it will probably blow over and people that actually care will move to or create something similar. VC/corporate greed knows no bounds when it comes to the original integrity of the business