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?
Most of the great philosophers in history didn’t have a degree in philosophy.
Moreover, having a degree in philosophy doesn’t make you a philosophy expert any more than having a driver’s license makes you a driving expert.
Don’t treat anyone as an authority, just be respectful of everyone regardless of whether you perceive them as being in a position of power or not.
By the way, you have all of the agency in the world to make a different community, or even an entirely different server, if you feel that you don’t like how things are being run.
A degree might not make the philosopher but it does set a bar. Which is probably better than no bar. These are our precious conversations after all. Our voice in the community. We don’t want to hand dictatorial power over to just any rando. Right?