Huffman has said, “We are not in the business of giving that [Reddit’s content] away for free.” That stance makes sense. But it also ignores the reality that all of Reddit’s content has been given to it for free by its millions of users. Further, it leaves aside the fact that the content has been orchestrated by its thousands of volunteer moderators.
touché
See I think that “landed gentry” bollocks really refers to reddit’s installed powermods. Most mods are not landed gentry, they’re regular farmers who have cultivated the community.