Comment Re:Has Anyone Suggested An Alternative? (Score 1) 308
It's not just the third party apps that use the API. Almost all moderator tools do as well. And Reddit plans to charge its own unpaid moderators for that API use.
Nobody, and I repeat NOBODY in any position of power, authority or influence over the site has called for zero cost API usage.
There's a reason that sites publish APIs: scrapers. These are incredibly inefficient. If Reddit keeps the price where it is now, piracy is an option, and it will cost Reddit more than just lost ad revenue, it will cost them server CPU cycles.