... it is just you who is NOT getting paid.

OpenAI is now paying publishers like TIME to access their data. Google has also made a deal to use Reddit's data. Similarly, Meta has changed its terms to use anything you've posted or will post for free.

Despite the clear value of user-generated content, as shown by these paid agreements, there are no deals to pay end users who create high-quality content.

Is the regular content that users generate on the internet high quality? Well, user-generated content is the only asset Reddit has, and the company is paid for granting access to it. Although Reddit doesn't pay its users for their content in retrospect.