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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?

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People like finding little niches where they have power; makes them feel important and in control. They'll flock to power positions, even if the job is objectively pretty terrible.

Or if you're being charitable, it's because they want to have a positive impact, and benefit the community. Take your pick. Either way a site as big as reddit will probably never have problems finding mods.

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