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Controversial take, I don't think mods need to be paid. You don't have to be a mod, you're actively choosing to be a moderator. If you aren't getting paid for your work and dislike that, then don't do it. There's always going to be someone willing to do it for free, like a hobby.
Nope, disagree. I don't think mods need to be payroll as full time staff, but I think the lack of compensation is what is contributing to reddit being shit.
Much like YouTube involves people who are willing to make content and drop it on YouTube for free, the truth is that most of the really high quality content would not be there if the creators couldn't monetize their work, and that's because their work costs time and money.
Reddit mods should be entitled to remuneration if the sub generates certain amounts of traffic and content, and then they should be entitled to a set percentage of advertising revenue generated from that sub.
Mods will be better, reddit will be better. Not great, because that asshat spez is still there, but better.