I agree about SO becoming a frustrating site because of crappy mods - in particular, questions being closed by someone who plainly hasn't even read the new ques

I agree about SO becoming a frustrating site because of crappy mods - in particular, questions being closed by someone who plainly hasn't even read the new question... drives me nuts! However, it really doesn't look like natural selection is at work here - I recognise several names in the list of resigned/fired mods, and they were some of the good ones. No, it really looks like SO is well on the way to "becoming evil", forsaking community in the name of profit - which cannot end well for them.