I disagree that internet moderation is an hard job. It is actually quite easy which is why even children are able to do it. It is an attractive job due how you get power over the people you are moderating. This results in most moderators doing it for no compensation at all.
Then we disagree. I think watching videos is easy work. Gruesome content is typically obvious so that doesn't even require much mental work.
Not that I am against paying your jannies, but come on, it's easy stuff compared to anything in the real world.
BTW "negatively affected" is such a cowardly way of putting it. What does that mean? Every job will negatively affect you, typically that's why you're getting paid to do it.
> it's easy stuff compared to anything in the real world.
This is the real world, with real videos of rape, torture, violence, etc. that are moderated. It’s demeaning to say it doesn’t have an implication on the health of humans that perform the job.
> BTW "negatively affected" is such a cowardly way of putting it. What does that mean?
This HN so let’s speak with some context. Butchers can have serious psychological distress like somatization, anxiety, depression, anger-hostility, burnout, and psychotism [1] [2]. Doctors can also experience the same issues [5]. I believe we should constructive replies that use information from the original article and current research that show content moderators face similar outcomes that do negatively affect them [3] [4] just like butchers, plumbers, janitors, cops and healthcare workers. This should be addressed for any job this happens in.
[1]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28506017/
[2]: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269813255_Psycholog...
[3]: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3411764.3445092
[4]: https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/content-moderators-pay-a-p...
[5]: https://news.usc.edu/179383/stress-doctors-emergency-room-er...