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Will this undermine most of what makes IAmA special? Probably. But Reddit leadership has all the funds they need to hire people to perform those extra tasks we formerly undertook as volunteer moderators, and we’d be happy to collaborate with them if they choose to do so.

  • Stranded
    10•1 year ago

    Which makes no sense, because the high-profile AMAs she made happen certainly broadened reddit’s public appeal by quite a bit.

    • Gull
      3•1 year ago

      It’s the same logic they’re still using: they want to monetize Reddit more aggressively, even if that kills its appeal and they have to brutalize their own community to do it.

    • blivet
      2•1 year ago

      You’re right, of course, but the person you’re replying to is also correct in that the firing of Victoria years ago was an early indication that Reddit seems to have decided as a matter of principle that it will not under any circumstances pay anyone to manage content.