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		hcks on June 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reddark: Website to watch subreddits going dark Can we stop pretending the mods are some thankless workers when they literally do it to get power and status over some “community”.

mypastself on June 9, 2023 [–]

Yep, if they really think they’re being exploited, they’ll simply quit. It’s much different from relying on the only available, poorly paid job to make ends meet.

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