The whole thing where moderators have mostly-unchecked power in their little domain, and they can ban people or delete comments and make rules for what other humans in their space can and can’t say, is one of the most toxic features of Reddit. I think Lemmy copied it from sheer traditionalism, but it was really a mistake in both locations. It leads a bro to think they’re supposed to be in charge of the other little peons in their space, and that’s a pretty bad thing for a bro to start thinking like.