For example, do you need a degree in philosophy to be a moderator of the philosophy community?
If so, how do we test for that?
If not, why do we treat them as authority?
For example, do you need a degree in philosophy to be a moderator of the philosophy community?
If so, how do we test for that?
If not, why do we treat them as authority?
No we don’t.
Maybe there’s some meritocratic action in there.
modding an online community has nothing to do with merit.
at best it’s a popularity contest, most of the time it’s just a matter of dibs. you got there first.
Hmm, a rather shabby system.
Yes. But it’s the best we have that also makes sense. Internet has worked this way since the beginning of time, and it wasn’t a problem before the amount of entitled numpties reached critical mass.
Best? Really? What do you suppose we’re optimizing for here?
Ya, it was better when it wasn’t so popular.