It was a flawed system, but it really benefited Reddit. Volunteer mods did it because they were supposed to be the leaders of their communities and reddit was supposed to just be a platform for hosting them. By attacking that system they removed the main incentive for volunteer mods to exist.
I bet spez is really regretting that “landed gentry” comment now. IAmA is one of reddit’s most well-known communities.
I wonder if he thinks about it at all or if he’s got a gang of yes men telling him it’s all good.
It was a flawed system, but it really benefited Reddit. Volunteer mods did it because they were supposed to be the leaders of their communities and reddit was supposed to just be a platform for hosting them. By attacking that system they removed the main incentive for volunteer mods to exist.