[itake]

My complaints with reddit model is:

1/ Moderators aren't always aligned with the community (see recent /r/antiwork scandal).

2/ Reddit does not pay moderators for the labor they provide. Moderation is basically a job that takes hours of time and they profit off the backs of that free labor.

[vikingerik]

Moderators are paid in power. They get to apply their opinions to determine what others can see. That is a very tempting wage for many.

[itake]

Power doesn't put food on the table.

At best, moderators will be influenced by corporate paychecks and at worst be exclusively composed of privileged people that don't need to work.

This is the reason we pay politicians.