Likely still a net improvement over all the fossil fuels they’re burning for that shit now.

Many (most?) volunteer moderators are doing unpaid labor for a community they are invested in that happens to be hosted by capitalists because aggregation (and smart phones giving every normie constant access to the internet) killed forum culture.

It’s still the only major community hub for loads of hobbies and such. As an example: the Magic the Gathering community here has 1300 members and almost no activity.