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Spez won't budge, because the people pulling his strings won't let him. Remember there is 100's of millions invested in reddit so far, and when those investors come calling for a return they're coming after the CEO. I completely believe he's too far gone into the VC world to be able to empathize with the protest and fight for the community over the $. But at the same time I believe he wouldn't have chosen a 30 day window voluntarily. He has a tech/programming background so he knows this is unreasonable. Someone else is driving him to do this, and I don't think he's A) handled it well nor B) is happy to be doing this. I bet he won't be CEO for long after the IPO, at least till his shares vest.
I think you're giving spez way too much credit. This guy is a known bad-actor, and committed the absolute cardinal sin of online communities: abusing admin access to silently edit comments. He also appears to be on the narcissistic personality disorder spectrum, as per this article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/30/doomsday-prep-for-the-super-rich
“Being around other people is a good thing. I also have this somewhat egotistical view that I’m a pretty good leader. I will probably be in charge, or at least not a slave, when push comes to shove.”