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> hey, guess what? reddit "profits" a LOT from unpaid work from their moderators. That work is not forced, they all choose to "work" for free and can quit any
by miroljub 3y ago
> hey, guess what? reddit "profits" a LOT from unpaid work from their moderators.
That work is not forced, they all choose to "work" for free and can quit any time they want.
And that work may be unpaid in monetary terms, but many of those moderators enjoy their share of internet fame or a sense of power over "commoners" or their feeling they are doing something for a common good, that they are happy to continue working unpaid.
- tazard 3y agoI didn't realize Reddit API development was "forced". Whether they enjoy it or not is beside the point. Moderators are providing value to Reddit. If all mods quit, and no one stepped up to take their place, what would happen? Now who deserves to take profit monetarily for that value? As far as Reddit "development" they should have stopped a long time ago, the site is horrible to use and has been for a long time.