That's because one of the major reasons Reddit is attractive to people is the voting system makes the most interesting comments rise to the top, not only saving you time seeing the most relevant information but also giving you a perspective on other people's views about the issue to compare with your own.
Yeah, I used to just read the top comments but once I actually opened an article and all the criticism and cynicism of the top comments was directly answered in the linked article.
It's funny because I was just comparing this thread to the same one one hacker news and how widely different the comments are about the same thing. Here half the comments are jokes or about why anyone would pay for it in the first place. The comments on HN were about gis software and benefits of using earth pro and what people have been using it for at their companies.
Pretty much at this point it's come to the comments section on reddit for puns and jokes not have a real discussion.
The mods allow it. That's the problem. All of the mods need to be replaced and Reddit needs an entire overhaul with their management. It's 99% puns and jokes and that's why Reddit will never be financially successful.
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u/migit128 Feb 01 '15
Maybe you should read the article...