What the current users want.
replyI think communities like Reddit and Digg grow to a certain point and don’t grow anymore because everybody else absolutely hates what those communities have become. See the fight years ago where Digg thought it had to outgrow MrBabyMan. Problem is platforms don’t usually win those fights.
Sure, today’s redditors love sharing stupid image memes. For each of them there are 20 people who wouldn’t touch Reddit with a 10-foot pole.
Size isnt a predictive metric for community. It’s great for ad revenue.
replyThe point being made is that communities maintain high signal to noise ratios by adding effort filters.