there is a class of power moderators who are monetizing their position, who are dependent on the population of reddit. but most topic-focused communities on red

there is a class of power moderators who are monetizing their position, who are dependent on the population of reddit. but most topic-focused communities on reddit are only there because reddit is the most convenient platform. as soon as that is no longer the case, the community will move on, and ultimately that is the same population that supplies the larger monetizeable subreddits.