I find it strange that people refer to Reddit as a social network because I've never looked at it that way. To me it's always been a link aggregator with a soc

I find it strange that people refer to Reddit as a social network because I've never looked at it that way. To me it's always been a link aggregator with a social commentary aspect. I've never felt the desire to follow or even remember people there. Unlike other social networks, Reddit has never struck me as a platform for self promotion or attention seeking. Sure there are unsavory subreddits I have no desire to explore, but I generally follow those that center around hobbies or topics that interest me. I removed many of the topic subreddits like news and politics from my feed early on because they tended to be mostly useless posting. I think in general the way everyone uses social networks is confusing. The focus always seems to be on who is talking and not on what's being said.