It’s the same thing on Lemmy. Being a mod involves dealing with a bunch of bullshit that pretty much no sane person wants to do. So that role usually defaults to being done by petty weirdos that like having power over other people.
Such is the way of the world. Cops, crossing guards, “security” guards and loss prevention. Even positions not typically associated with power like grocery store clerks, teachers sometimes, etc. - the wrong person for the job will often assert a hierarchy where none existed before, nor is it needed, and in the process they’ll come up with some really bizarre hills to die on. Give the wrong person just a tiny bit of power over something small and they become like a troll defending their assigned bridge. It would be comical if it weren’t so pathetic.
It’s the same thing on Lemmy. Being a mod involves dealing with a bunch of bullshit that pretty much no sane person wants to do. So that role usually defaults to being done by petty weirdos that like having power over other people.
Such is the way of the world. Cops, crossing guards, “security” guards and loss prevention. Even positions not typically associated with power like grocery store clerks, teachers sometimes, etc. - the wrong person for the job will often assert a hierarchy where none existed before, nor is it needed, and in the process they’ll come up with some really bizarre hills to die on. Give the wrong person just a tiny bit of power over something small and they become like a troll defending their assigned bridge. It would be comical if it weren’t so pathetic.