[krono]

Shouldn't moderators and active users (through posting, commenting, voting/curating, etc.) then at the very least get a discount? After all, those people are and have been compensating the platform for any lost ad income far beyond even that $2/mo.

[ilyt]

For contributors that's already possible by getting award from other people.

For moderators while on principle I agree, "mod X comments and you get reddit for free" might give weird incentives...