>You are killing the golden goose by trying to force people toward the app

I think this is the the type of requests that shows the disconnect between the HN crowd and real users. The majority of users will use the app. It's entirely in reddit's benefit to push the app, that's where they have complete control and can add more tracking and ads without the hindrance of ad/tracking blockers.

old.reddit.com is all I use but some new features (like polls) are already a second class citizen and I don't see it surviving long down the line.