>>As reddit grew, the desires of the masses changed. I think that's what the issue is here. For people who have been part of a community for a long time it is

>>As reddit grew, the desires of the masses changed. I think that's what the issue is here. For people who have been part of a community for a long time it is painful to see this migration away from the core values you once thought the community stood for. In my opinion, "the desires of the masses changed" is just another way of saying that the community got hijacked by a wave of new users who didn't value what the entrenched users valued. This is, I think at least in a way, similar to a show jumping the shark.