Reddit mods, for the most part, don't need money. I imagine there's tons that would even pay money to "remain" as a mod if they could.
Many reddit mods are motivated by nothing more than some semblance of power over other people. Just look at the way one of the big subreddits operates:
I've personally been banned from a handful of subs all at once (due to the mod being a mod on all of them) because I argued with a moderator that humidity is worse than dry heat.
No, they don't get "zero" - they get their purpose. Otherwise, they would get a job. Coincidentally, you almost have to be job-less or have next to no other obligations to be a mod on reddit. I personally created and "mod" a community that's not very big at all but still requires cleaning up... but I could never see myself justifying more than 15 minutes a day to that "job."
Many reddit mods are motivated by nothing more than some semblance of power over other people. Just look at the way one of the big subreddits operates:
https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/931803-reddit-art-subred...
I've personally been banned from a handful of subs all at once (due to the mod being a mod on all of them) because I argued with a moderator that humidity is worse than dry heat.
No, they don't get "zero" - they get their purpose. Otherwise, they would get a job. Coincidentally, you almost have to be job-less or have next to no other obligations to be a mod on reddit. I personally created and "mod" a community that's not very big at all but still requires cleaning up... but I could never see myself justifying more than 15 minutes a day to that "job."