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

Show threadSztuczne ChwastyJun 18, 2023

@clive
We had to re-read your post to realize that the spoiled tech bro is calling unpaid volunteers the "landed gentry".

Because they just want a convenient platform, rather than funneling money towards his next Ferrari.

Jesus.
@Radical_EgoCom

Show threadClive Thompson

@Radical_EgoCom @sztucznechwasty

It’s quite the metaphor, eh?

Jun 18, 2023 at 3:17pmWeb
Show threadSztuczne ChwastyJun 18, 2023
@clive @Radical_EgoCom We'd say it's on the nose, if the nose was the equivalent of an orbital elevator.