What happens on those subreddits when someone comes along, or whether anyone comes along, and leaves a pointless &quot;+1&quot; or &quot;This.&quot; or a joke in the vein of &#x27;Reddit humor&#x27;? I don&#x27;t use Reddit so I&#x27;m curious what a proponent thinks. HN has been in decline for at least 5 years (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=2403696" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=2403696</a> -- it had a very high start) but it&#x27;s still resistant to a lot of typical reddit culture. (As for bad UI I say a lot is just taste -- I think having all comments, and all comments expanded, is great. Maybe Reddit has a user preference for that though...)