Reddit should consider paying its moderators. Or employ moderators who don't use their vast unchecked powers to astroturf the site on behalf of shadowy companies.
Society would not be better off if reddit mods had more economic power.
The latter point isn't a bug it's a feature. Reddit is designed to function that way. The owners/execs have never expressed any interest in countering it outside of the limpest lip service imaginable.
I moderated two large subreddits (on various accounts). They responded to this by permanently banning both the accounts and the subreddits. They don't want users.
