>And therefore anyone who would potentially do the job of mod likely to also be upset by the changes?
Not if they get a chance to be in charge. Also many don't actually care about the changes despite what the mod blackout is asking people.
>If was working for Reddit I wouldn't take the assumption that these people can be easily replaced for granted.
Well this posts article tone makes it sound like they expect the mods to get bored. Which most will. And like I said, they are replaceable.