| Trying to be clever. This isn't it. "You're not that guy" as they say. > What an odd opinion to have about software, but not about labor or content. At what point have I promoted slavery? I think paying content creators is great and has done wonders for YouTube for example. > Perhaps reddit should have to pay every moderator for the work that they do. I would much prefer that. That way we would stop having such annoying power trippy moderators. We would also see a more consistant approach to moderating. But that would deny these moderators their little hobby. > If reddit wants to have a hobby where they run a website collecting the labor of others they should pay for it right? Do they collect? They don't. Collecting would mean they go out and get it. Even in such a simple position like that your logic falls part very simply. They allow others to use their services. I wasn't againist Reddit providing a free API just like I am not againist others providing free things. If people wish to charge for their content or charge for moderating then I fully support them and would speak out against any nay-sayers. > The internet is a better place when everyone who uses a website isn't required for fork over hard cash. There are no plans to charge for the website. Just plans to charge for an API. These are two very separate things. As pointed out, some of the users of the API are direct competitors of Reddit. |