There is no other site more dependant on its users for its success than Reddit. There is no other site with more militant users that Reddit. If they want to they can and will cause havoc. Do you want to invest in something with such a volatile and uncontrollable workforce? The Reddit management know how this will end, not well.
Based on how they've spent years ignoring what moderators ask for to help manage communities; I'm sure they don't give a shit as long as they can cash out.