When all an app needs to do is connect to a website and cache a few images why does it need microphone access?

Also if it has 100s of dialogs popping up users get a fatigue. They tend to say yes to everything and that's how default Android permissions are

I don't have the app installed but I'm assuming you can record video in it to post on Reddit? If that's the case I can see why it requires access to the microphone. That's the only way I could look at justifying it.

True. But why need all permissions upfront?

Security model should be automated. Request only when needed

Can't see why it needs all permissions upfront. Apps keep nagging u until we provide all permissions.

90% of my reddit usage is posting amd reading text. 10% is photo related. So browser is better for me.

I don't need an app to have all access when I upload photos once a month

The only ones that require user interaction are contacts, location, storage, microphone, camera.

Microphone is granted along camera. Camera is needed if you want to upload photos.(I might be wrong about the microphone)

Storage is always necessary for apps that cache anything from the web.

That leaves contacts and location.

So you can disable contacts and location, but all your metadata including device and network information is read and probably transmitted. In most cases it's good enough as location information as well.