300+ subs have already announced that they are in it for the long haul, prepared to remain private or otherwise inaccessible indefinitely until Reddit provides an adequate solution. These include powerhouses like:
/r/aww (34.1m)
/r/music (32.3m)
/r/videos (26.6m)
/r/futurology (18.7m)
It was always inevitable. It’s a proprietary platform, sooner or later someone wants to make more money. You were just making some rich people richer all these times.