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>>bluu00+(OP)
One thing I've always wondered, is whether moderating a forum like HN (or any forum, really) is mentally stimulating enough to do day in and day out.

As a web developer, the more I do the more I crave novel challenges. Writing CRUD apps or getters and setters gets old fast.

Are there novel challenges with content moderation?

>>julian+65
I can't say for HN, but the general answer is yes. Social systems tend to produce a lot of novel behavior, with plenty of surprising second- and third-order effects. Dealing with jerks, trolls, griefers, etc, is an arms race; they're always looking for new ways to mess things up. And the tools in this space are constantly evolving, too; for example, there's a lot of interesting ML work being done for automated content tagging.

>>wpietr+Xc
Plus the content here is generally of intrinsic interest, and the commentary / community of sufficient quality that working in its active defense likely carries some of its own reward in the doing.