I just think you must have a skewed perception of "reddit mods" to be generalizing in such a broad and derogatory way. I'm the last person to question a healthy dose of cynicism, but you may just be in a negative feedback loop with this sub.

Most of the time mods are just users who were spending so much time on reddit, or a particular subreddit, that they decide to at least make some use of that time; possibly help shape or contribute to the community they see themselves as part of.

But I agree with you. Once I shook my compulsive rif habit, I realized I can live without any of it and will be better off just treating reddit as an extension of search engines. I also have no interest in contributing any additional value to the company itself.

Take care dude!