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Between this and the fact that anonymous power mods with no accountability can ban you from multiple default subreddits permanently for any arbitrary reason - t

Between this and the fact that anonymous power mods with no accountability can ban you from multiple default subreddits permanently for any arbitrary reason - that doesn‘t even have to fit that subreddit‘s public ruleset - I wonder if Reddit Inc. actually wants to serve their users? I‘m beginning to think they actually hate them. Reddit‘s moderation policies make no sense to me. The system is just rife with moderator abuse and trying to combat it nets you a permanent sitewide ban. Every single person I spoke with (in my tech bubble) has one or multiple stories of being banned from some subreddit for ridiculous reasons. How exactly is this supposed to be a net benefit for this company that wants to make money?

mystified5016 2y ago
The only entities allowed to read reddit in its entirety are the real customers: AI scrapers
yungporko 2y ago
>I wonder if Reddit Inc. actually wants to serve their users? I‘m beginning to think they actually hate them. with the way redditors act, reddit probably hates them at least as much as everybody else does.
- dendrite9 2y ago
  In another online community I'm part of I've watched members become mods, start to hate dealing with the messy parts of the community, get burnt out, then usually disappear. Sometimes they come back other times they don't. Or they appear in a flurry like the perseids before leaving again for a while. Most of the former mods are still in touch behind the scenes to help provide context and a sounding board when dealing with some of the personalities. It isn't the healthiest community without an influx of newcomers but it is still going and some of the people have known each other online for ~30 years. I've generally appreciated mods in the places I hang out, but after getting a peak behind the curtain I understand why it can be a wearing role. And why rotating out of it can be a healthy plan.
xvector 2y ago
This is unfortunately what happens when you outsource moderation to NEETs with a radicalized worldview.

mystified5016 2y ago

The only entities allowed to read reddit in its entirety are the real customers: AI scrapers

yungporko 2y ago

>I wonder if Reddit Inc. actually wants to serve their users? I‘m beginning to think they actually hate them. with the way redditors act, reddit probably hates them at least as much as everybody else does.

dendrite9 2y ago
In another online community I'm part of I've watched members become mods, start to hate dealing with the messy parts of the community, get burnt out, then usually disappear. Sometimes they come back other times they don't. Or they appear in a flurry like the perseids before leaving again for a while. Most of the former mods are still in touch behind the scenes to help provide context and a sounding board when dealing with some of the personalities. It isn't the healthiest community without an influx of newcomers but it is still going and some of the people have known each other online for ~30 years. I've generally appreciated mods in the places I hang out, but after getting a peak behind the curtain I understand why it can be a wearing role. And why rotating out of it can be a healthy plan.

xvector 2y ago

This is unfortunately what happens when you outsource moderation to NEETs with a radicalized worldview.