Clive ThompsonJun 17, 2023

Reddit's CEO is attacking Reddit moderators, calling them spoiled "landed gentry" who are messing up his service ...

... when in reality Reddit mods do over $3.4 million in free labor annually, as per a recent scholarly estimate

And that's a lowballed, conservative estimate

My essay on it here: https://clivethompson.medium.com/reddit-moderators-do-over-3-4-million-in-free-labor-every-year-d3571235c32c

A "friend" link in case you're not a Medium subscriber: https://clivethompson.medium.com/reddit-moderators-do-over-3-4-million-in-free-labor-every-year-d3571235c32c?sk=8526a9c3671885cce45a2bd3d1e36b82

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@clive I think a big part of why Reddit became successful was that people felt like they got to "own" the communities that they started there. Probably a reality check for many.
Jun 18, 2023 at 9:47amWeb
Show threadClive ThompsonJun 18, 2023

@73ms

Yep — and it’s interesting seeing some communities talk about whether they could decamp to a fediverse-hosted discussion arena