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" 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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2023-06-17 21:01:02
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