Comment by taneq

> I never understood why Reddit, which always tried to give off the "for the little guy" vibes was so rabidly against anyone promoting their own work.

Reddit hasn't been 'for the little guy' for a decade, that's why they have to try so hard to give off those vibes.

> Reddit would aggressively remove self promotion in most subs while clearly running major PR campaigns under the guise of organic content.

Yep, this is why they do this. They're removing competition (in the form of ads they weren't paid for) to boost their product (ads they were paid for).