It’s obvious that Reddit as a company has no respect for its users and less than that for the mods. It’s a thankless, difficult job that isn’t even a paid position. I think a lot of us have probably quit real jobs for less bs than Reddit has pulled.
So why stay? Why bother with protests and such when the company has made it clear they don’t value your work or your opinions? Why not just pull out en masse and let the place burn to the ground?
considering how many of the subs are… controlled by a relative handful of mods… lets call them ‘super mods’… chances are very solid they spend a great deal of their time modding. Which means… they probably earn money from it.
or… they walk dogs.
(edit to be clear, I’m only talking about the ones where you see ‘moderator of’ listing dozens of communities.)
At least one of the super mods (turtle) joined the protest, which I thought was really interesting. I’m not sure if she fell out with administration, or she was never paid in the first place.