1 percent of active mods will be affected, Reddit says.

  • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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    19 hours ago

    The power matters for the sort of bootlicker still moderating Reddit because it’s what gives their lives meaning. And it matters for Reddit Inc. because it enables it to profit more from the site.

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      16 hours ago

      I never met one on reddit who wasn’t just getting off on the power trip. I think the nature of that role just draws a certain type who wants to do a specific thing

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        11 hours ago

        *looks around* 👀

        I only mod /r/WestAllis because it was locked from new submissions; I just wanted to reopen it for public discussion and to promote a local board game gathering I run there (which has gotten maybe one redditor who is also on Facebook, which is where the bulk of promotion happens anyway). So, there: you have now met at least one, lol.

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          10 hours ago

          yeah in retrospect that was probably pretty harsh. there’s probably a lot of moderators I interacted with that I just didn’t even realize were chill. also, good on you. 😁👍

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        12 hours ago

        I never met one on reddit who wasn’t just getting off on the power trip.

        The ones who don’t, you never meet.

      • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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        17 hours ago

        Yeah. I feel like, if you aren’t powertripping, moderating lots of subs feels like a bother; and there’s a limit on how much abuse you go through before you say “fuck this, I’m out”.