Why would anyone want to be a moderator?

Are moderators just purely altruistic? Or do they have an ulterior motive?

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I think it's similar to politics. Some people want to use privileges that the position provides for their own benefit, while others want to do good things and bring their ideas to life.
- I think most mods start out as the latter, but a few will turn into the former. Nearly all mods are fine, just a few power-hungry ones ruin it for everyone. At least with lemmy it's easy to spin up your own instance and start new communities.

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