in light of this and the previous mod revolt at stack overflow, I really find myself wondering why people bother volunteering to mod, donating enormous sums of

in light of this and the previous mod revolt at stack overflow, I really find myself wondering why people bother volunteering to mod, donating enormous sums of their time to large for-profit companies. I understand wanting to create a great community. but I’m wondering if maybe we have, for the better, I think, arrived at a point where those generous people realize that they should not donate their time when they have zero stake in that business, as well as zero ultimate control, when the business chooses to make decisions against the interests of their communities.