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How does 4chan do it? Last I checked they have moderators (well "janitors"). They are volunteers, work for almost no recognition (still Anon), and probably do not have the mental health problems that regular people do.

There is also clearly an ability to follow direction or enforce appropriate (e.g. the janitors of /b/ /pol/ /g/ and /fit/ are clearly all operating on different sets of rules).

I am 100% in agreement that you cannot hire an army of temps off the street and tell them to moderate the internet, but it's clearly not something beyond human capability. You just have to be hiring in the right places.



I’m sorry, if we’re looking to 4chan for inspiration on how to do the internet properly we’ve already lost.


What makes you think 4chan volunteers don't have mental health problems "regular people do"?


4chan is extremely tiny compared to social media platforms.




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