Unpaid and abused: Moderators speak out against Reddit

I would have liked to know why these mods don't just stop doing this free work if they're getting abuse for it.

Without understanding their true incentives to remain mods of these large sub communities it's hard to assess this issue in a more balanced way. Can anyone else shed more light on this?

This article goes above and beyond to make it look like Reddit owes stuff to the moderators who are not their employees and there is no contractual relationship between the two parties.

The moderators aren't forced to be moderators, they can stop being mods or just move to a different online community.

What's happening here is that the moderators are seeking more control over the platform.