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Reddit can't actually replace all of the mods. They're bluffing. I'm not saying its impossible given infinite time, but on the timelines they need it is impossible. Imagine trying to replace even 200 top subs worth of mods. If you just take anyone who volunteers you're going to have months or years of having to intervene and replace the ones that go on power trips. Trying to vet them extensively would also be a pain and take far too long. And then there's trying to familiarize the new teams with the customized mod tools of a team which was just all fired...
They can't do it without making the shitshow even worse. Bad for their IPO. The mods backing down right now are idiots.
Excellent point, I wish the moderators understood their value. They almost exclusively get shit on but do provide a real value that's mostly invisible.
I'm kinda perplexed what motivates these mods. If they don't have any ownership in their subreddits and are just expendable there's very little value in being mod. I suppose some just enjoy the daily tasks of cleaning, I guess that can be fulfilling as well.