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The API changes woulnd't even have affected me directly - I don't use any apps, never used bots, and was part of a sub that was noticable more friendly and clean than a whole lot of similar subs, no toxicity but interesting content and very active mods.
But it didn't sit right with me how nonchalantly u/spez disregarded any and all complaints, didn't give a shit about people who would be literally unable to use his site with the changes he wanted to implement (the majority of people in r/blind for example), openly mocked everyone that wasn't a bootlicker and still to this day thinks that he did everything right and "crushed the protests" and all that jazz. This guy lives in his own little bubble in which he is convinced the dumpster fire he calls reddit is the best thing since sliced bread and he's a genius without fault.
Fuck u/spez.
I deleted everything I had contributed to that site over the course of 9+ years, nuked my account and moved to LW instead. I'm still in the process of reformatting and reuploading everyting I had removed from the former site, but I feel a lot more at ease having my guides, art etc. hosted on a site that isn't a corporate shitfest run by a delusional egomaniac with an army of astroturfing bots.
...and in retrospect, it was about high time I jumped ship, as my former main sub has gone down the drain big time since that debacle. The original creator hasn't done anything in months, the formerly active mods obviously don't give a shit about scammers, repost bots and trolls anymore (or they, too, have simply left) and the most upvoted posts and comments are always some cringey regurgitated meme spam and low-effort shitposts. I'm glad I am no longer part of that, albeit in a bittersweet way. It feels like seeing an Ex that you formerly adored turn a crackhead hobo after you broke up.