the serious subs on Reddit seem to have no issues with this at all (r/math, r/programming, r/physics, r/compsci). I don't know why you think it would inevitably

the serious subs on Reddit seem to have no issues with this at all (r/math, r/programming, r/physics, r/compsci). I don't know why you think it would inevitably devolve into just noise. and on the contrary the atmosphere of "nothing but business" around here is very often stifling.