They were basically the same. That front page could easily be today’s front page on HN. One of the founders is still quite active on HN. I believe it was Paul

They were basically the same. That front page could easily be today’s front page on HN. One of the founders is still quite active on HN. I believe it was Paul Graham who recommended them to create subreddits. They have some shared history at least. Reddit still holds a ton of geeky subreddits but has grown into this monster on the outside. I also imagine most HN’ers get they technical news from reddit and HN. And honestly, I just can’t see what other platform HN should obsess about. Slashdot, maybe?