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I don't understand why people would volunteer to do work for a for profit entity. Especially one that will, apparently, fire you on a whim.

• whatshisface 7y ago
  You work as an unpaid content author for ycombinator.
  • lawfulcactus 7y ago
    The ratio of value (or entertainment) provided to oneself versus value provided to another entity clearly differs significantly between a user of a site and an (unpaid) moderator of it.
  • cameronbrown 7y ago
    That's such twisted logic. Are you saying I'm doing unpaid work for my social group when we have a conversation? Jesus Christ not everything needs a dollar symbol attached even if it benefits a company.
    • blt 7y ago
      I think that was the point - that answering questions on SO is like having a conversation, and feels pleasant to some people, not like work.
      • mcv 7y ago
        At least it feels pleasant until a moderator or community manager starts interfering with it.
• dwaltrip 7y ago
  Have you ever answered a question on stackoverflow? Or upvoted something? That's the same thing, just to a lesser degree.