In a fucked up way, yes. As in I think it's intentional/logical on their part. The culture of reddit has been changing for a while. I think they would want the "old heads" to leave, but also leave behind their posts/comments for others (and Reddit) to benefit off of.

That's why people use those web apps that overwrite their comments with garbage. But I always think about how Reddit controls the servers, data, and backups.