"Uh, instance mods don't have more power than admins on other platforms" False. Instance mods have 100% power over you, which is not true for other multi-commu

"Uh, instance mods don't have more power than admins on other platforms" False. Instance mods have 100% power over you, which is not true for other multi-community platforms. HN is not a multi-community platform so a poor comparison. To compare with Reddit: a sub admin can ban your account from a sub, but it cannot do anything with your account at network level. A sub admin cannot decide what you see or do not see outside of the sub. A sub admin cannot nuke your account. A sub admin cannot nuke your followers. A Mastodon admin can do all of those things to your account.