You're being downvoted, but GP directly lists one of his reasons for modding as "because Reddit will grow in influence" Being the invisible hand that shapes th

You're being downvoted, but GP directly lists one of his reasons for modding as "because Reddit will grow in influence" Being the invisible hand that shapes the narrative of an entire community to one that you see fit is surely an alluring power. Especially if you think the powers of that influence will grow over time. It's not crazy to assume that a portion of them are in it for the power. People love positions of minor authority. See: the fragmented history and (hilarious) mod power struggle that led to Seattle now having a bunch of differently managed subreddits.