probably why you were down voted, I think the mods provide a decent service preventing it from degenerating into an echo chamber like truth-social
>Just pay someone to do their job
This I agree with, if the mods were paid well, maybe things would be better. Maybe a rule change like "If your group gets xxx many unique users posting content per day, you get paid X". But that can be abused too.
> preventing it from degenerating into an echo chamber like truth-social
I can’t compare to truth-social as Ive never used it. But big subs like /r/politics are definitely echo chambers and I think they are that way because the mods like it that way.
It's even less likely that paid mods would change that though, they'd only make it worse because they'd only want to stick to a very narrow set of "safe" advertiser friendly opinions, just like most other social media.
Definitely. I think communities are more effective when the “elders” volunteer out of love to run. I don’t think you can pay people enough to make up for passion.
This is based on experiences with community centers, game meetups, marathon planners, and dev communities. You usually have to have someone on the payroll, but having a high ratio of volunteers usually means higher quality community.
My most clear example is the difference between hiking meetups that are just some people planning stuff vs the ones planned by REI. The REI ones are pretty fun, but the meetups are more thought out and better, I think.
Communities are echo chambers with a range of allowable discourse. Moderators serve the important function of keeping that range anchored so the community stays cohesive over time.
>preventing it from degenerating into an echo chamber
Reddit mods are notorious for creating echo chambers through 3rd party mod tools. You know, those tools autobanning about any account who happens to post on a sub they consider no-no, often regardless the context. If those tools weren't on the line, they wouldn't care to join the blackout.
probably why you were down voted, I think the mods provide a decent service preventing it from degenerating into an echo chamber like truth-social
>Just pay someone to do their job
This I agree with, if the mods were paid well, maybe things would be better. Maybe a rule change like "If your group gets xxx many unique users posting content per day, you get paid X". But that can be abused too.