@arve @lewishazell @laxsill That's the sneaky bit—you care about the community, and what will happen to it, even if the platform is being abusive. You can help protect people from spam, and trolls, even while the platform makes it hard for you to do your job.

But it's a trap.

There's no requirement for you to spend your time and energy there. I agonized about leaving reddit and what would happen to my communities, but as soon as I'd handed over control to other mods I felt so free... *and* I realized that I didn't care so deeply as I had just a day ago.

It was such a sudden change in perspective, and it later helped me walk away from a similar situation—again, a good idea in retrospect.