You aren't doing a real job, like you said your hours and times are completely up to you
You think freelancers are not doing a "a real job"? Or do you have to be stuck in meetings that have very little to do with you for it to be a "real job"?! I really hope you are not a recruiter or someone's boss.
what you just said was completely irrelevant. You don't seem to understand how jobs work. there has to be a market for it. For example mechanics exist because people have cars and they need someone highly skilled in working with cars to fix any problems with them, so therefore they get paid for their services.
There's never been a precedent set for forum mods to not make money, its not considered a real job. You might think it deserves to be a job, but many people think all sorts of activities should be a payed activity, doesn't mean they will or should be.
No you don't understand there is a market for it, remote market, There are ads of people hiring for that. You now just don't want to admit that you are wrong so you repeat the same cheesy insults. I've already explained to you where there is a demand for moderators and pointed out examples of companies hiring to fill these roles. Obviously I'm not talking specifically about chess.com. What more is there to say?
Show one example where forum mods are payed money.
I can't post links on this forum , just go on linkedIn or Glassdoor or whatever and search for a forum moderator job. not that hard to find.
There will always be those who join simply to troll tho, so there has to be some that are trusted with the right to mute or ban troublemakers, and keep forums clean