> If the link is a self.subreddit link, it goes to the discussion thread, if it was a submitted link to a location outside of reddit The link goes to the conte

> If the link is a self.subreddit link, it goes to the discussion thread, if it was a submitted link to a location outside of reddit The link goes to the content, wherever that is. Reddit was designed to share content. In the early days they didn't even have comments.