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As a moderator myself, it's a pretty thankless job. It's a bit like being a politician in that no matter what you do, there are lots of people that are going to hate you.
I have to ask, then: what motivates people to do it?
If mods are not financially compensated for it, the only rational explanation is that they are either getting some form of benefit (soft power, access to privileged information) or they are getting some pleasure out of it, i.e, power tripping.
You can do things because you want to make a difference. A good difference. Not everything has to have an ulterior motive.
What "difference" is someone doing by being a mod of 50-odd subreddits, like the case of the mod in question?