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I think you have this quite backwards? Moderating is awful, thankless, unpaid work. Why would a mod "need" an awful thankless unpaid job and why would Reddit ha

• bitshiftfaced 3y ago
  > Why would a mod "need" an awful thankless unpaid job and why would Reddit have a rush of competent, honest, qualified people willing to replace the mods? It meets some psychological need. That might be a sense of belonging, power, purpose, etc. It's why you don't need to pay mods to do this "awful" work. The reason why Reddit would instantly see a rush of people willing to replace them is because that many people want to be mods, for the same reasons. Whether they're "competent, honest, or qualified" is another question. It's why I love to see technology automate out the role (e.g. community notes).