Yeah I’d agree with that too. People who care about something often like to be in a position where they can impact the thing they care about. “Power” isn’t a totally cynical way of describing it.

Yeah I'm pretty sure all these cynical comments are people who think Reddit is just huge spaces like /r/technology or /r/gaming_circlejerk.

There are literally thousands of small subreddits run by people who actually care about their communities. I feel most of the hate here for all moderators is coming from people who believe there should be no moderation at all.