https://fs.blog/mental-model-hanlons-razor/
…is it too hard to assume there was no “sinister motive” behind this action?
If a moderator could walk away from all their person-years of work “just like that”, they probably would had done so much earlier for other reasons:
- tired of ridding spam;
- tired of annoying users;
- had a bad day at (paid) work;
- had a fight with their partner or spouse
- …etc.
I’ve never been a moderator myself, so I just guessing here: what would (at least to me) make one good at that task was perseverance - not wilting at the first moment of difficulty.
So by glibly saying they should have just “resigned” or “walked away”, you’re asking them to override what made them a good moderator to begin with. But considering the response made by a disgruntled few here and elsewhere who apparently think everything is now “powered by pixies”…maybe the moderator should should have a rest for a while, and watch quietly as the subreddits are swamped by spam and sleaze!