I have seen numerous posts (as well as one by the admins) about why the 2nd generation UI (new.reddit.com) is being taken away. The explanation was to not have to support numerous versions and to allow for new features on Reddit. But why is the 1st generation UI (old.reddit.com) still supported AFTER the 2nd generation UI support is discontinued? In my profile, I have had the option (if I want) of defaulting to Old Reddit. Why can't the option to default to "New Reddit" be maintained in a similar fashion? It may no longer be directly supported (and there may be bugs), but why can't the UI be left as an option for me and others for whom this latest UI does not look good, is harder on the eyes, and is still missing several features "New Reddit" has?

Am I missing something? If anything, shouldn't "Old Reddit" be discontinued first, and "New Reddit" continue to exist alongside this (horrible) new UI? I don't see the big deal, from a technical standpoint, of continuing to allow access to all three UIs but to only actively maintain and develop this latest one.

Can an admin please weigh in on this and let me know why there is this necessity of making some users' experience much worse when there is an easy solution of allowing everyone the option of having the UI they want? Thanks.