&gt;<i>You might not think it&#x27;s a problem, but it&#x27;s still a problem for Reddit: the conversation is generally inferior to the standards required for it to see mass adoption.</i><p>Judging from the kind of statistics Reddit has, I seriously doubt that this is a problem for them.<p>The notion that there are untold millions (more than currently) waiting to get into Reddit but don&#x27;t because they don&#x27;t like the memes and jokes doesn&#x27;t really strike me as accurate.<p>Where are the competing &quot;serious&quot; sites filling that niche?<p>It&#x27;s rather the contrary -- the &quot;serious&quot; and high traffic comment threads, from the Guardian and NYT to CNN, -- get increasingly more (rather than less) Reddit like comments.<p>In fact killing those memes and jokes will more probably alienate Reddit&#x27;s largest user base than do any good.<p>What is stupid memes and jokes for one, is the ability to discuss trully and freely for another.