Nobody asked Reddit to start hosting images and videos. If you want to turn a profit, maybe stop doing that? I think Spez comes out as very despicable in this whole situation.
I paid $5 once for a lifetime of ad free Reddit. I probably have a negative net value to them. I imagine they have only a few outcomes for a user like me:
the app I use stays with Reddit, and I generate some income via their new pricing model
I switch to Reddit official app, maybe even pay for ad free
I leave altogether, and become a 0 instead of a negative
If you engaged with content on the regular you were most likely not a net negativ. Never forget that the content we create is what makes the plattform valuable. Without content no users, without users no add and no moneys