Same thing that goes on in every exec board room: stupidity, ignorance, self-delusion, ass-kissing, change for the sake of change, and various forms of backstabbing. Unless Reddit's user base is comprised entirely of kindergartners, they know that already.

They're not wondering what's going on; they're angry that what's going on is, at best, not what they want, or at worst, harmful and destructive. Probably nothing will come of it, but they figure they may as well try.