[davidork]

Moderating content, while mundane is valid and valuable experience, not only in the technology aspects but in the human skills that you'd find in any sort of consumer relations focused career.

Hopefully people would choose wisely and at least try to have some feel of a community before deciding to take on moderation duties

[dmix]

Content moderation seems to lack the transparency and culture awareness that existing jobs like journalism, lawyers/judicial, first responders, etc type public value jobs have developed over time. Maybe one day it will mature to being an honourable and socially respected job but they have a long way to go if Reddit/Twitter/FB is any indication (HN/dang on the other hand has done an amazing job).

It’s valuable no doubt but it’s also littered with petty tyrants, power hungry nerds seeking an outlet for their lack of power elsewhere, and people acting with little regard for wider impact of their choices besides their own emotions and ideological quirks. The type of stuff that would never fly in other socially respected jobs.

I personally don’t see it as some sort of career promotion thing. But I’m sure it’s valuable to jobs that have to deal with people everyday, but don’t necessarily have any strong consequences for decisions or top down/societal oversight… like retail and low level sales jobs.