I think there is a spectrum between what you did (you were mod until you no longer thought that the pain of dealing with Reddit was worth it or morally justified) and someone who sticks around as a mod of 50+ subreddits because they see as an instrument of control, or someone that keeps running a big Mastodon instance despite financial struggles; and my point is to understand where most people lie.
I think you kinda answered your own question. Somewhere in between. You won’t get a better answer than that without some sort of rigorous study.
For instance, most of the mods I worked with or knew generally operated the way I did. But obviously there are all sorts of factors to consider about why I would see that potentially more than others would, so I can’t really assert with any confidence that my experience was representative
I think there is a spectrum between what you did (you were mod until you no longer thought that the pain of dealing with Reddit was worth it or morally justified) and someone who sticks around as a mod of 50+ subreddits because they see as an instrument of control, or someone that keeps running a big Mastodon instance despite financial struggles; and my point is to understand where most people lie.
I think you kinda answered your own question. Somewhere in between. You won’t get a better answer than that without some sort of rigorous study.
For instance, most of the mods I worked with or knew generally operated the way I did. But obviously there are all sorts of factors to consider about why I would see that potentially more than others would, so I can’t really assert with any confidence that my experience was representative